Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in World
World: Grassland — Emissions (CH4) was 1,378 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 1,378 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in World peaked at 1,906 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 384.09 kt, in 1997.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,373 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,373 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,373 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,373 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,373 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,373 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 391.72 kt | -71.5% |
| 1997 | 384.09 kt | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 452.29 kt | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 436.07 kt | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 495.36 kt | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1,657 kt | +234.4% |
| 2002 | 1,766 kt | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1,588 kt | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 1,906 kt | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 1,792 kt | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,741 kt | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,861 kt | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1,631 kt | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 1,490 kt | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1,599 kt | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 1,720 kt | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1,711 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,342 kt | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 1,436 kt | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,402 kt | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,332 kt | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,417 kt | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1,326 kt | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1,227 kt | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1,243 kt | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,365 kt | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1,235 kt | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1,377 kt | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 1,378 kt | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (CH4) in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +234.4% | 495.36 kt | 1,657 kt |
| 1996 | -71.5% | 1,373 kt | 391.72 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 990.36 kt | 384.09 kt | 1,373 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,593 kt | 495.36 kt | 1,906 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,451 kt | 1,227 kt | 1,720 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,319 kt | 1,235 kt | 1,378 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 255.37 kt compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 232.79 kt compare
- 3 Australia 232.79 kt compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 34.7 kt compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 173.12 kt compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29.64 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — emissions in World?
- Grassland — emissions in World was 1,378 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,906 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 384.09 kt in 1997.
- How does World rank for grassland — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Grassland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.