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United Kingdom: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

22.62Mt CO2e · 2024-31.1% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
202422.618
202323.223
202223.858
202124.727
202025.615
201926.985
201828.072
201729.038
201629.946
201531.161
201432.851
201335.079
201237.632
201139.691
201042.005
200945.586
200849.067
200752.6
200655.547
200558.562
200460.802
200364.012
200266.902
200167.908
200068.768
199970.922
199873.452
199774.468
199674.641
199574.402
199473.281
199372.746
199272.212
199172.26
199071.643
198963.033
198862.843
198762.586
198662.306
198562.283
198462.376
198362.375
198262.405
198162.445
198062.474
197962.6
197862.627
197762.636
197662.706
197562.601
197462.539
197362.481
197262.367
197162.224
197062.099

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

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