In 2023, Germany's waste-related methane (CH4) emissions were equivalent to 10.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e). CH4 emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany have seen a decreasing trend in recent decades, and are now around 77 percent below 1990 levels.
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Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418426/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-germany/
EDGAR/JRC. "Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418426/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-germany/
EDGAR/JRC. (2024). Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418426/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-germany/
EDGAR/JRC. "Methane (Ch4) Emissions from Solid Waste Disposal and Wastewater Treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418426/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-germany/
EDGAR/JRC, Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418426/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-germany/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Methane (CH4) emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment in Germany from 1970 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418426/waste-related-methane-emissions-from-germany/
