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American Samoa - Methane emissions

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in American Samoa was 0.008 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 0.036 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.008 in 1978.

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/.

Year	Value
1970	0.013
1971	0.013
1972	0.014
1973	0.014
1974	0.011
1975	0.011
1976	0.010
1977	0.010
1978	0.008
1979	0.033
1980	0.018
1981	0.030
1982	0.036
1983	0.033
1984	0.027
1985	0.022
1986	0.017
1987	0.013
1988	0.009
1989	0.008

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in American Samoa was 48.34 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.34 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3.12 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.

Year	Value
1991	3.12
1992	5.87
1993	8.37
1994	10.60
1995	12.64
1996	14.46
1997	16.07
1998	17.28
1999	18.45
2000	19.55
2001	20.95
2002	22.32
2003	23.58
2004	25.12
2005	26.86
2006	28.75
2007	31.92
2008	36.09
2009	40.38
2010	45.43
2011	46.89
2012	48.34

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions