Switzerland - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

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

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).

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Year Value
1990 3,673
1995 3,475
2000 3,211
2005 3,209

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

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

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).

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Year Value
1990 1,106.80
1995 1,004.80
2000 903.20
2005 940.90

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

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

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).

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Year Value
1990 19.32
1995 18.95
2000 18.36
2005 19.82

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

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

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).

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Year Value
1990 5,729
1995 5,301
2000 4,919
2005 4,748

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions