Benin - Agricultural methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Benin was 58.57 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 71.47 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.80 in 1970.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 33.80
1971 34.17
1972 35.08
1973 35.73
1974 36.46
1975 37.12
1976 37.09
1977 36.28
1978 37.48
1979 37.09
1980 36.68
1981 38.05
1982 37.32
1983 38.46
1984 38.78
1985 39.71
1986 37.22
1987 36.77
1988 37.22
1989 36.34
1990 64.81
1991 65.36
1992 65.03
1993 64.36
1994 65.47
1995 62.67
1996 66.97
1997 68.15
1998 69.71
1999 68.73
2000 71.47
2001 66.27
2002 67.22
2003 65.10
2004 63.19
2005 65.27
2006 62.19
2007 61.19
2008 58.57

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions