Fragile and conflict affected situations - Agricultural methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 48.91 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 55.58 in 1971, while its lowest value was 46.42 in 1993.

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 50.21
1971 55.58
1972 53.49
1973 50.81
1974 52.69
1975 53.81
1976 53.16
1977 52.29
1978 50.30
1979 48.37
1980 51.26
1981 54.60
1982 54.81
1983 49.73
1984 54.70
1985 54.76
1986 52.85
1987 49.59
1988 52.37
1989 53.95
1990 46.98
1991 46.75
1992 46.88
1993 46.42
1994 46.54
1995 47.08
1996 47.55
1997 48.07
1998 49.23
1999 49.75
2000 50.18
2001 49.20
2002 49.59
2003 49.74
2004 49.56
2005 49.92
2006 49.32
2007 49.24
2008 48.91

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions