China is the world's largest source of methane emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment, emitting the equivalent of 499 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2022. This was more than twice the waste-related methane emissions produced in India that year. The waste sector accounts for nearly a quarter of global methane emissions.
Methane (CH₄) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment worldwide in 2022, by leading country
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Emissions in MtCO₂e
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Methane (CH₄) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417289/waste-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Methane (CH₄) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417289/waste-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Methane (CH₄) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417289/waste-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Methane (Ch₄) Emissions from Solid Waste Disposal and Wastewater Treatment Worldwide in 2022, by Leading Country (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417289/waste-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Methane (CH₄) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417289/waste-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Methane (CH₄) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment worldwide in 2022, by leading country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417289/waste-methane-emissions-worldwide-by-country/