Canada's methane (CH4) emissions increased by two percent in 2022 to 115.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This was the second consecutive year that the North American country's CH4 emissions increased, continuing to rebound from the dramatic reductions observed in 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite this growth, CH4 emissions have remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO₂e
2022
115.6
2021
113.4
2020
109.4
2019
124.1
2018
125.1
2017
124.1
2016
121.6
2015
125.8
2014
127.3
2013
121.9
2012
120.4
2011
117.9
2010
117
2009
115.9
2008
122.2
2007
125.3
2006
127
2005
123.6
2004
125.1
2003
121.6
2002
122.8
2001
120.5
2000
120
1999
117.1
1998
117.5
1997
116.4
1996
113.5
1995
110.6
1994
105.9
1993
102.6
1992
100.4
1991
96.5
1990
94.4
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Figures have been rounded. Emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources are included. Non-CO₂ emissions are expressed in CO₂ equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
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OWID. (April 8, 2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379630/annual-canada-methane-emissions/
OWID. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379630/annual-canada-methane-emissions/
OWID. (2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379630/annual-canada-methane-emissions/
OWID. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379630/annual-canada-methane-emissions/
OWID, Annual methane (CH4) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379630/annual-canada-methane-emissions/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379630/annual-canada-methane-emissions/
