In 2023, the combined annual methane emissions of the Nordic countries reached the lowest figure in the past three decades, at 38.43 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Norway recorded the highest emissions within the region, with 13.83 MtCO₂e emitted. This represented 35 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 over seven percent in the same period.
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC. (2024). Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC. "Annual Methane (Ch4) Emissions in The Nordic Countries from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
EDGAR/JRC, Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Annual methane (CH4) emissions in the Nordic countries from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1427186/annual-methane-emissions-nordic-countries/
