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India: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry

1.01Mt CO2e · 2024+63.2% 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 India from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20241.006
20230.977
20221.117
20211.022
20200.946
20190.87
20180.891
20170.923
20160.76
20150.608
20140.617
20130.54
20120.54
20110.512
20100.483
20090.424
20080.344
20070.352
20060.305
20050.259
20040.243
20030.204
20020.182
20010.168
20000.161
19990.151
19980.141
19970.133
19960.124
19950.116
19940.099
19930.093
19920.088
19910.081
19900.071
19890.063
19880.057
19870.057
19860.049
19850.043
19840.039
19830.032
19820.028
19810.025
19800.023
19790.02
19780.018
19770.018
19760.018
19750.017
19740.016
19730.014
19720.014
19710.012
19700.012

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 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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