Energy — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World

World: Energy — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 118,295 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
118,295 kt
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
118,295 kt
in 2023
All-time low
56,295 kt
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1961–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World stood at 118,295 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 118,295 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56,295 kt, in 1962.

That places World 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61,937 kt 56,295 kt 69,687 kt 9
1970s 77,353 kt 72,468 kt 83,628 kt 10
1980s 79,580 kt 74,684 kt 87,989 kt 10
1990s 87,463 kt 84,984 kt 91,346 kt 10
2000s 95,637 kt 87,784 kt 101,279 kt 10
2010s 108,062 kt 102,523 kt 113,285 kt 10
2020s 112,846 kt 107,025 kt 118,295 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 26,548 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 26,500 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 23,587 kt compare
  4. 4 USSR 11,328 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World?
Energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World was 118,295 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 118,295 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 56,295 kt in 1962.
How does World rank for energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf