In 2022, the combined annual methane emissions of the Nordic countries reached the lowest figure in the past three decades, at less than 59.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Norway recorded the highest emissions within the region, with 23 MtCO₂e emitted. This represented 40 percent of Nordics methane emissions that year. Finland recorded the biggest decline in emissions in the past 10 years, while Danish methane emissions increased by 15 percent in the same period.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Finland
Iceland
Norway
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Statista. (September 9, 2023). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
Statista. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
Statista. (2023). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
Statista. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions in The Nordic Countries from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
Statista, Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Statista, September 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/