Central Europe and the Baltics - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 37,210 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80,250 in 1990 and a minimum value of 36,740 in 2013.

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

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/

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Year Value
1990 80,250
1991 74,840
1992 69,480
1993 60,870
1994 56,320
1995 52,650
1996 51,470
1997 50,610
1998 48,390
1999 46,690
2000 44,450
2001 42,640
2002 41,620
2003 41,880
2004 41,340
2005 41,100
2006 41,330
2007 41,450
2008 40,760
2009 39,560
2010 38,890
2011 37,240
2012 36,840
2013 36,740
2014 37,030
2015 37,280
2016 36,980
2017 37,150
2018 37,210

Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 45,460 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78,950 in 1990 and a minimum value of 45,460 in 2018.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/

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Year Value
1990 78,950
1991 70,010
1992 66,070
1993 64,830
1994 63,950
1995 63,470
1996 63,670
1997 61,060
1998 56,800
1999 54,720
2000 54,770
2001 59,420
2002 56,380
2003 56,520
2004 54,810
2005 54,930
2006 54,070
2007 51,160
2008 51,350
2009 48,790
2010 48,990
2011 48,590
2012 47,600
2013 46,460
2014 45,640
2015 46,170
2016 45,590
2017 45,520
2018 45,460

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 40.03 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 58.71 in 1983, while its lowest value was 37.80 in 1992.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/.

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Year Value
1970 55.71
1971 55.44
1972 55.29
1973 55.09
1974 54.88
1975 55.25
1976 56.11
1977 56.07
1978 56.28
1979 56.52
1980 55.62
1981 53.08
1982 54.91
1983 58.71
1984 56.67
1985 56.62
1986 56.43
1987 56.53
1988 56.27
1989 54.17
1990 39.68
1991 37.98
1992 37.80
1993 39.39
1994 40.45
1995 41.11
1996 41.49
1997 40.65
1998 39.56
1999 39.17
2000 39.75
2001 42.38
2002 41.41
2003 41.30
2004 40.91
2005 41.24
2006 40.94
2007 39.60
2008 40.03

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 114,080 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 198,960 in 1990 and a minimum value of 114,080 in 2018.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

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/

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Year Value
1990 198,960
1991 184,320
1992 174,780
1993 164,570
1994 158,090
1995 154,390
1996 153,470
1997 150,210
1998 143,590
1999 139,690
2000 137,800
2001 140,200
2002 136,160
2003 136,860
2004 133,980
2005 133,190
2006 132,070
2007 129,200
2008 128,280
2009 124,380
2010 123,840
2011 120,660
2012 119,110
2013 117,710
2014 116,340
2015 116,430
2016 114,510
2017 114,340
2018 114,080

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Central Europe and the Baltics was -34.54 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -5.55 in 1991 and a minimum value of -34.54 in 2012.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

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/.

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Year Value
1991 -5.55
1992 -10.79
1993 -20.17
1994 -21.35
1995 -23.54
1996 -24.67
1997 -25.96
1998 -30.88
1999 -33.05
2000 -29.66
2001 -30.15
2002 -30.48
2003 -30.02
2004 -30.68
2005 -30.99
2006 -31.01
2007 -32.42
2008 -33.29
2009 -33.78
2010 -33.63
2011 -34.16
2012 -34.54

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions