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France: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry

0.19Mt CO2e · 2024+19.2% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for France from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20240.19
20230.202
20220.216
20210.203
20200.195
20190.204
20180.194
20170.201
20160.196
20150.174
20140.16
20130.16
20120.152
20110.148
20100.165
20090.145
20080.141
20070.137
20060.122
20050.125
20040.096
20030.091
20020.088
20010.083
20000.08
19990.074
19980.069
19970.064
19960.064
19950.062
19940.06
19930.059
19920.062
19910.064
19900.057
19890.059
19880.051
19870.055
19860.054
19850.05
19840.046
19830.045
19820.049
19810.049
19800.057
19790.058
19780.054
19770.051
19760.055
19750.051
19740.053
19730.059
19720.056
19710.049
19700.047

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-power-industry (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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