In 2022, the European Union's waste-related methane (CH4) emissions were equivalent to roughly 160 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e). Since 1990, CH4 emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union have decreased by more than 30 percent.
Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union from 1970 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418887/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-the-european-union/
EDGAR/JRC. "Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418887/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-the-european-union/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418887/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-the-european-union/
EDGAR/JRC. "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from Solid Waste Disposal and Wastewater Treatment in The European Union from 1970 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418887/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-the-european-union/
EDGAR/JRC, Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418887/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-the-european-union/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in the European Union from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418887/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-the-european-union/
