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Japan: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions

3.50Mt CO2e · 2024-19.3% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. 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 Japan from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20243.495
20233.608
20223.711
20213.754
20203.753
20193.924
20184.041
20174.297
20164.284
20154.238
20144.329
20134.341
20124.285
20114.318
20104.435
20094.418
20084.622
20074.761
20064.777
20054.711
20044.771
20034.884
20024.823
20015.544
20005.57
19996.015
19986.098
19976.353
19967.572
19957.764
19947.695
19937.693
19927.873
19918.074
19908.14
198910.18
198810.717
198711.569
198613.601
198513.919
198414.138
198314.193
198214.604
198114.71
198014.611
197914.29
197814.698
197717.553
197617.406
197516.802
197418.755
197321.279
197222.718
197126.135
197031.211

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 Fugitive Emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-fugitive-emissions (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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