Environment · Small states
Yearly data from 1970 to 2024, from the World Bank.
Small states's methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 24.79 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.35% from 24.46 in 2014 (0.13% a year on average, compounded).
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 24.79 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 23.84 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 24.46 | 2014 |
| Highest | 26.2 | 2008 |
| Lowest | 13.57 | 1970 |
| Average since 2015 | 24.01 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 13.57 | 1970 |
Over five years it is up 3.98% from 23.84 in 2019 (0.78% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 82.72% from 13.57 in 1970 (1.12% a year on average, compounded).
In 2024, Small states' methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) rose 0.8% on 2023 (from 24.58 to 24.79).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1% and a typical year strayed about 2.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 4% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Small states | 24.79 | 2024 |
| World | 9,536 | 2024 |
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
Limitations: Global GHG emissions are currently not directly measurable, but approaches for their estimation exist, and numerous sources exist to supply data for this indicator. Reputable scientific organizations produce these data for use for research, policy analysis, climate negotiations, and broader public communications. The estimated accuracy from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are quite high, as quantities of fossil fuels and other emissive materials (such as cement and steel) produced are well known. For these sectors, emissions estimates are roughly accurate to within 10% when aggregated to the global level and between 4% and 35% at the country level (Crippa et al., 2023).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
| Year | Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.79 |
| 2023 | 24.58 |
| 2022 | 24.22 |
| 2021 | 23.29 |
| 2020 | 23.48 |
| 2019 | 23.84 |
| 2018 | 23.91 |
| 2017 | 23.85 |
| 2016 | 23.56 |
| 2015 | 24.55 |
| 2014 | 24.46 |
| 2013 | 24.84 |
| 2012 | 25.04 |
| 2011 | 25.3 |
| 2010 | 24.99 |
| 2009 | 25.34 |
| 2008 | 26.2 |
| 2007 | 24.61 |
| 2006 | 24.6 |
| 2005 | 22.99 |
| 2004 | 21.92 |
| 2003 | 21.54 |
| 2002 | 20.75 |
| 2001 | 21.31 |
| 2000 | 20.57 |
| 1999 | 20.64 |
| 1998 | 20.11 |
| 1997 | 19.36 |
| 1996 | 19.36 |
| 1995 | 19.16 |
| 1994 | 18.94 |
| 1993 | 18.43 |
| 1992 | 18.35 |
| 1991 | 18.8 |
| 1990 | 18.72 |
| 1989 | 18.49 |
| 1988 | 18.23 |
| 1987 | 18.19 |
| 1986 | 18.24 |
| 1985 | 18.07 |
| 1984 | 17.94 |
| 1983 | 17.52 |
| 1982 | 17.56 |
| 1981 | 17.53 |
| 1980 | 17.81 |
| 1979 | 17.44 |
| 1978 | 17.48 |
| 1977 | 17.25 |
| 1976 | 16.59 |
| 1975 | 16.27 |
| 1974 | 15.96 |
| 1973 | 15.4 |
| 1972 | 14.51 |
| 1971 | 13.98 |
| 1970 | 13.57 |
Every indicator for Small states is on the Small states data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.j… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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