Most European Union sectors have observed an overall decrease in methane emissions since 1990, with the exception of the power industry. The European Union's power industry-related methane emissions were 211 percent higher in 2022 when compared to 1990 levels, and 45 percent higher when compared to 2005 levels.
Change in methane (CH4) emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2022, by sector
(in percent)
Figures were calculated by Statista using data provided by the source
Figures aggregated using Global Warming Potential values from IPCC AR5 (GWP-100 AR5).
Power Industry - Power and heat generation plants (public & autoproducers)
Industrial combustion - Combustion for industrial manufacturing
Buildings – Small scale non-industrial stationary combustion
Transport – Mobile combustion (road & rail & ship & aviation)
Agriculture Agricultural soils, crop residues burning, enteric fermentation, manure management
Fuel exploitation - Production, transformation and refining of fuels
Processes - Industrial processes (e.g. emissions from the production of cement, iron and steel, aluminum, chemicals, solvents, etc.)
Waste - Solid waste disposal and waste water treatment
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Statista, & EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Change in methane (CH4) emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421894/eu-change-methane-emissions-by-sector/
Statista, und EDGAR/JRC. "Change in methane (CH4) emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in percent)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421894/eu-change-methane-emissions-by-sector/
Statista, EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Change in methane (CH4) emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421894/eu-change-methane-emissions-by-sector/
Statista, and EDGAR/JRC. "Change in Methane (Ch4) Emissions in The European Union from 1990 to 2022, by Sector (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421894/eu-change-methane-emissions-by-sector/
Statista & EDGAR/JRC, Change in methane (CH4) emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421894/eu-change-methane-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Change in methane (CH4) emissions in the European Union from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in percent) [Graph], Statista, & EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421894/eu-change-methane-emissions-by-sector/
