In 2023, the global energy sector emitted approximately 128 million metric tons of methane (CH4). Oil and gas operations accounted for 60 percent of this total. Since 2000, global energy sector CH4 emissions have increased by more than 25 percent.
Global methane emissions from the energy sector from 2000 to 2023, by fuel type
(in million metric tons of methane)
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IEA. (April 25, 2024). Global methane emissions from the energy sector from 2000 to 2023, by fuel type (in million metric tons of methane) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419813/global-methane-emissions-from-energy-sector-by-fuel/
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IEA. (2024). Global methane emissions from the energy sector from 2000 to 2023, by fuel type (in million metric tons of methane). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419813/global-methane-emissions-from-energy-sector-by-fuel/
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Global methane emissions from the energy sector from 2000 to 2023, by fuel type (in million metric tons of methane) [Graph], IEA, April 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419813/global-methane-emissions-from-energy-sector-by-fuel/
