Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste
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).
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 203
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024
declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization
International Energy Agency
International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024
declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization
Read from
World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2024 | 2.03 | Mt CO2e |
| Albania | 2024 | 0.52 | Mt CO2e |
| Algeria | 2024 | 9.76 | Mt CO2e |
| American Samoa | 2024 | 0.00 | Mt CO2e |
| Angola | 2024 | 3.49 | Mt CO2e |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2024 | 0.04 | Mt CO2e |
| Argentina | 2024 | 18.19 | Mt CO2e |
| Armenia | 2024 | 0.76 | Mt CO2e |
| Aruba | 2024 | 0.02 | Mt CO2e |
| Australia | 2024 | 15.70 | Mt CO2e |
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