Faroe Islands - Methane emissions

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Faroe Islands was 0.000 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 0.000 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1970.

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 0.000
1971 0.000
1972 0.000
1973 0.000
1974 0.000
1975 0.000
1976 0.000
1977 0.000
1978 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Faroe Islands was 16.82 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.82 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.19 in 1991.

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 1.19
1992 2.33
1993 3.34
1994 4.03
1995 4.64
1996 5.21
1997 5.76
1998 6.27
1999 6.79
2000 7.32
2001 7.81
2002 8.31
2003 8.82
2004 9.35
2005 9.92
2006 10.61
2007 11.45
2008 12.41
2009 13.42
2010 14.52
2011 15.67
2012 16.82

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions