Share global methane emissions in Estonia
Estonia: Share global methane emissions was 0.0141 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0141
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
153rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.06
in 1858
All-time low
0.0141
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Estonia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.0141 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Estonia peaked at 0.06 in 1858 and was at its lowest, 0.0141, in 2024.
That places Estonia 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Share global methane emissions in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0599 | — |
| 1851 | 0.06 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.06 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0598 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0599 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0598 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0599 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.06 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.06 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0599 | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0597 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0597 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0595 | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0592 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0591 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.059 | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0589 | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0588 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0587 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0586 | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0584 | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0579 | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0575 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0576 | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.0573 | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0571 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0569 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0569 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0566 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0561 | -0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0557 | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.0554 | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.055 | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.0548 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0546 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.0544 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.054 | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0534 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0532 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0527 | -1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0524 | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0523 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0524 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0521 | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0517 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0514 | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0512 | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0509 | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0505 | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0501 | -0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0498 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.0495 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0488 | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0488 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0483 | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0479 | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0472 | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0474 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.047 | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.0465 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0464 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0464 | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0461 | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0466 | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0463 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.046 | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0458 | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.0454 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0463 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0456 | -1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.047 | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 0.0468 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0456 | -2.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0455 | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0452 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0457 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.045 | -1.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0451 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0444 | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0448 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0456 | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0463 | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0462 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0461 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.046 | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0459 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0456 | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0462 | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0459 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0463 | +1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0453 | -2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0434 | -4.1% |
| 1943 | 0.0445 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0437 | -1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0463 | +6.0% |
| 1946 | 0.047 | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0479 | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0488 | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0505 | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 0.0514 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0519 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0527 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0533 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0539 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0536 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0538 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.054 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0545 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0538 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0538 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0537 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0559 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0572 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0562 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0565 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0574 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.059 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0593 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0586 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0562 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0578 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0576 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0566 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0572 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.057 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0565 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0558 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0559 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0549 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0556 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.057 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0565 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0571 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0569 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0565 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0556 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0554 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0538 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0527 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0502 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0437 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0399 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0381 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0375 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0361 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.036 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0363 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0354 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0333 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0317 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.032 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.028 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0303 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0314 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0313 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0302 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0313 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0312 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0303 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0312 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0327 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.031 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0196 | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0196 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0185 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0141 | -23.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0141 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 16% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0141 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global methane emissions in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -36.7% | 0.031 | 0.0196 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0599 | 0.0598 | 0.06 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0592 | 0.0587 | 0.0599 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0575 | 0.0566 | 0.0586 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0547 | 0.0532 | 0.0561 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0517 | 0.0505 | 0.0527 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0485 | 0.047 | 0.0501 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0462 | 0.0454 | 0.0466 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0456 | 0.0444 | 0.047 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0459 | 0.0448 | 0.0463 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0464 | 0.0434 | 0.0505 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0533 | 0.0514 | 0.0545 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0567 | 0.0537 | 0.0593 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0565 | 0.0549 | 0.0578 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0557 | 0.0527 | 0.0571 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0416 | 0.036 | 0.0506 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0308 | 0.0262 | 0.0354 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0312 | 0.0302 | 0.0327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 | 0.0141 | 0.0196 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global methane emissions in Estonia?
- Share global methane emissions in Estonia was 0.0141 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 1858.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for share global methane emissions?
- Estonia ranks 153rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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