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Japan: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry

0.65Mt CO2e · 2024+4.5% 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 Japan from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20240.648
20230.657
20220.649
20210.665
20200.639
20190.642
20180.645
20170.64
20160.616
20150.602
20140.62
20130.633
20120.626
20110.582
20100.499
20090.398
20080.399
20070.4
20060.362
20050.356
20040.332
20030.324
20020.312
20010.292
20000.307
19990.307
19980.288
19970.296
19960.303
19950.3
19940.31
19930.272
19920.283
19910.271
19900.269
19890.282
19880.263
19870.229
19860.222
19850.206
19840.214
19830.193
19820.183
19810.144
19800.15
19790.176
19780.178
19770.18
19760.155
19750.159
19740.159
19730.157
19720.114
19710.1
19700.119

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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