Methane emissions in Germany were equivalent to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2024, representing a year-on-year decrease of 2.2 percent. Annual methane emissions in Germany, which stem primarily from agricultural activities, have fallen by nearly 70 percent since 1990. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential some 30 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 14, 2025). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308928/methane-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) ." Chart. March 14, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308928/methane-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2025). Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308928/methane-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308928/methane-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt, Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308928/methane-emissions-germany/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Annual methane (CH₄) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 14, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308928/methane-emissions-germany/
