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Distribution of methane (CH4) emissions in selected countries worldwide in 2019, by sector

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October 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

This statistic has been compiled from multiple Climate Transparency reports
*Argentina figures are for 2018.

**In China's report, 1% was also allocated to industrial processes.

***The EU has been included in this statistic for the purposes of comparison,

Some totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding

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Breakdown of methane emissions in selected countries worldwide 2019, by sector

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Dec 12, 2022
Globally, the agriculture sector is typically the largest source of a country's total methane emissions. Methane emissions mainly come from three sectors: waste, agriculture, and energy. The agriculture sector accounted for more than ** percent of Brazil and Japan's methane emissions in 2019, whereas it only accounted for ** percent of Russia's. In comparison, Russia's energy sector was responsible for more than half of its methane emissions that year. Two of the world's biggest methane-emitting fossil fuel companies worldwide Russia-based Gazprom and Rosneft.

In terms of total GHG emissions, the energy sector is typically the biggest contributor to a country's emissions.
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