Methane emissions in China reached a record high of 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2021. This represented an increase of more than 75 percent in comparison to 1990 levels. China is the largest emitter of methane worldwide.
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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OWID. (February 13, 2023). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382260/china-methane-emission/
OWID. "Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382260/china-methane-emission/
OWID. (2023). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382260/china-methane-emission/
OWID. "Annual Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382260/china-methane-emission/
OWID, Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382260/china-methane-emission/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382260/china-methane-emission/
