United Arab Emirates - 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 266.30
1995 373.80
2000 518.00
2005 604.70

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 14,062
1995 15,450
2000 22,840
2005 21,684

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 95.43
1995 94.33
2000 94.67
2005 93.13

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 14,735
1995 16,378
2000 24,127
2005 23,283

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions