China - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in China was 577,909 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 581,222 in 1972 and a minimum value of 473,684 in 2003.

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
1970 546,059
1971 578,241
1972 581,222
1973 575,909
1974 578,657
1975 576,549
1976 578,670
1977 562,641
1978 543,623
1979 533,248
1980 530,830
1981 518,892
1982 513,075
1983 513,364
1984 509,024
1985 495,018
1986 501,387
1987 504,942
1988 504,630
1989 516,974
1990 523,400
1991 516,219
1992 508,466
1993 490,049
1994 491,135
1995 507,537
1996 511,414
1997 490,966
1998 496,319
1999 497,779
2000 485,765
2001 482,191
2002 480,733
2003 473,684
2004 501,161
2005 516,949
2006 538,545
2007 557,331
2008 577,909

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 China was 738,367 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 738,367 in 2008 and a minimum value of 152,092 in 1970.

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
1970 152,092
1971 152,763
1972 159,697
1973 163,521
1974 164,516
1975 188,417
1976 191,026
1977 212,991
1978 233,943
1979 239,973
1980 233,433
1981 234,860
1982 246,598
1983 260,219
1984 282,139
1985 292,998
1986 299,563
1987 306,584
1988 325,121
1989 340,066
1990 353,529
1991 354,127
1992 353,762
1993 362,463
1994 375,391
1995 409,212
1996 420,672
1997 410,963
1998 394,425
1999 382,339
2000 377,354
2001 384,631
2002 415,195
2003 477,563
2004 549,572
2005 606,052
2006 644,139
2007 670,672
2008 738,367

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in China was 48.03 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 48.03 in 2008, while its lowest value was 18.77 in 1971.

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 19.47
1971 18.77
1972 19.34
1973 19.77
1974 19.80
1975 22.05
1976 22.17
1977 24.44
1978 26.67
1979 27.45
1980 26.86
1981 27.27
1982 28.33
1983 29.22
1984 31.05
1985 32.25
1986 32.36
1987 32.59
1988 33.81
1989 34.30
1990 34.77
1991 34.94
1992 35.01
1993 36.14
1994 36.79
1995 38.05
1996 38.47
1997 38.52
1998 37.20
1999 36.21
2000 36.17
2001 36.57
2002 38.24
2003 41.65
2004 43.92
2005 45.64
2006 46.25
2007 46.44
2008 48.03

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in China was 1,752,290 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,752,290 in 2012 and a minimum value of 781,088 in 1970.

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
1970 781,088
1971 813,814
1972 825,771
1973 826,991
1974 830,833
1975 854,612
1976 861,785
1977 871,602
1978 877,210
1979 874,356
1980 869,136
1981 861,145
1982 870,542
1983 890,568
1984 908,770
1985 908,613
1986 925,594
1987 940,693
1988 961,551
1989 991,542
1990 1,016,910
1991 1,013,520
1992 1,010,330
1993 1,002,980
1994 1,020,310
1995 1,075,420
1996 1,093,470
1997 1,066,800
1998 1,060,240
1999 1,055,950
2000 1,043,400
2001 1,051,690
2002 1,085,790
2003 1,146,530
2004 1,251,300
2005 1,327,790
2006 1,392,640
2007 1,444,170
2008 1,537,220
2009 1,582,750
2010 1,642,260
2011 1,697,275
2012 1,752,290

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in China was 72.32 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.32 in 2012 and a minimum value of -1.37 in 1993.

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 -0.33
1992 -0.65
1993 -1.37
1994 0.33
1995 5.75
1996 7.53
1997 4.91
1998 4.26
1999 3.84
2000 2.60
2001 3.42
2002 6.77
2003 12.75
2004 23.05
2005 30.57
2006 36.95
2007 42.02
2008 51.17
2009 55.64
2010 61.50
2011 66.91
2012 72.32

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions