Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Agricultural methane emissions
Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)
Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 23.77 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 40.24 in 1975, while its lowest value was 14.99 in 1990.
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 |
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1970 | 38.21 |
1971 | 39.26 |
1972 | 38.02 |
1973 | 37.64 |
1974 | 40.01 |
1975 | 40.24 |
1976 | 38.91 |
1977 | 37.02 |
1978 | 33.11 |
1979 | 32.42 |
1980 | 30.59 |
1981 | 30.39 |
1982 | 28.78 |
1983 | 26.59 |
1984 | 27.34 |
1985 | 26.98 |
1986 | 26.94 |
1987 | 26.58 |
1988 | 27.51 |
1989 | 27.37 |
1990 | 14.99 |
1991 | 15.21 |
1992 | 15.88 |
1993 | 16.60 |
1994 | 17.56 |
1995 | 18.04 |
1996 | 17.87 |
1997 | 19.25 |
1998 | 20.71 |
1999 | 22.88 |
2000 | 24.16 |
2001 | 24.83 |
2002 | 24.86 |
2003 | 25.56 |
2004 | 26.08 |
2005 | 26.93 |
2006 | 25.91 |
2007 | 24.92 |
2008 | 23.77 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions