In China, the methane emissions in metric tons generated by oil and natural gas currently stands at 1,590,000, reflecting an increase of 80,000 (5.3%) since 2021.
Methane emissions in metric tons generated by oil and natural gas in China
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Data availability:
Regions:
196
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
53,506
Measure:
Metric Tons
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China Methane emissions by oil and natural gas between 1903 and 2022
| Period | Methane emissions by oil and natural gas | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,590,000 | 80,000 |
| 2021 | 1,510,000 | 60,000 |
| 2020 | 1,450,000 | 90,000 |
| 2019 | 1,360,000 | 90,000 |
| 2018 | 1,270,000 | 70,000 |
| 2017 | 1,200,000 | 40,000 |
| 2016 | 1,160,000 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,160,000 | 30,000 |
| 2014 | 1,130,000 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1,130,000 | 10,000 |
| 2012 | 1,120,000 | 70,000 |
| 2011 | 1,050,000 | 86,000 |
| 2010 | 964,000 | 59,000 |
| 2009 | 905,000 | 47,000 |
| 2008 | 858,000 | 68,000 |
| 2007 | 790,000 | 51,000 |
| 2006 | 739,000 | 70,000 |
| 2005 | 669,000 | 85,000 |
| 2004 | 584,000 | 59,000 |
| 2003 | 525,000 | 67,000 |
| 2002 | 458,000 | 24,000 |
| 2001 | 434,000 | 41,000 |
| 2000 | 393,000 | 49,000 |
| 1999 | 344,000 | 46,000 |
| 1998 | 298,000 | 5,000 |
| 1997 | 293,000 | 46,000 |
| 1996 | 247,000 | 80,000 |
| 1995 | 167,000 | 43,000 |
| 1994 | 124,000 | 3,000 |
| 1993 | 121,000 | 3,000 |
| 1992 | 118,000 | 1,000 |
| 1991 | 117,000 | 3,000 |
| 1990 | 114,000 | 1,000 |
| 1989 | 113,000 | 2,000 |
| 1988 | 111,000 | 2,000 |
| 1987 | 109,000 | 3,000 |
| 1986 | 106,000 | 5,000 |
| 1985 | 101,000 | 6,700 |
| 1984 | 94,300 | 6,200 |
| 1983 | 88,100 | 2,900 |
| 1982 | 85,200 | 300 |
| 1981 | 85,500 | 5,400 |
| 1980 | 90,900 | 100 |
| 1979 | 91,000 | 2,800 |
| 1978 | 88,200 | 9,000 |
| 1977 | 79,200 | 7,400 |
| 1976 | 71,800 | 8,400 |
| 1975 | 63,400 | 9,800 |
| 1974 | 53,600 | 9,700 |
| 1973 | 43,900 | 6,900 |
| 1972 | 37,000 | 5,700 |
| 1971 | 31,300 | 0 |
| 1970 | 31,300 | 6,900 |
| 1969 | 24,400 | 100 |
| 1968 | 24,300 | 2,900 |
| 1967 | 27,200 | 7,100 |
| 1966 | 34,300 | 2,500 |
| 1965 | 31,800 | 2,500 |
| 1964 | 29,300 | 1,200 |
| 1963 | 28,100 | 1,800 |
| 1962 | 29,900 | 4,500 |
| 1961 | 34,400 | 3,000 |
| 1960 | 37,400 | 5,500 |
| 1959 | 31,900 | 9,900 |
| 1958 | 22,000 | 4,800 |
| 1957 | 17,200 | 800 |
| 1956 | 16,400 | 4,700 |
| 1955 | 11,700 | 4,060 |
| 1954 | 7,640 | 3,020 |
| 1953 | 4,620 | 1,210 |
| 1952 | 3,410 | 910 |
| 1951 | 2,500 | 740 |
| 1950 | 1,760 | 710 |
| 1949 | 1,050 | 372 |
| 1948 | 678 | 168 |
| 1947 | 510 | 201 |
| 1946 | 711 | 1,129 |
| 1945 | 1,840 | 340 |
| 1944 | 2,180 | 1,200 |
| 1943 | 3,380 | 5,510 |
| 1942 | 8,890 | 1,680 |
| 1941 | 7,210 | 840 |
| 1940 | 6,370 | 2,190 |
| 1939 | 4,180 | 1,220 |
| 1938 | 2,960 | 860 |
| 1937 | 2,100 | 290 |
| 1936 | 1,810 | 280 |
| 1935 | 1,530 | 530 |
| 1934 | 1,000 | 52 |
| 1933 | 948 | 181 |
| 1932 | 767 | 104 |
| 1931 | 663 | 117 |
| 1930 | 546 | 507 |
| 1929 | 39 | 0 |
| 1928 | 39 | 0 |
| 1927 | 39 | 13 |
| 1926 | 26 | 26 |
| 1925 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | 0 |