Cayman Islands - Methane emissions

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Cayman Islands was 5.52 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 7.27 in 1984, while its lowest value was 3.01 in 1987.

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 6.13
1971 5.98
1972 6.55
1973 7.27
1974 5.94
1975 6.05
1976 4.85
1977 6.35
1978 4.57
1979 4.23
1980 4.41
1981 5.42
1982 5.64
1983 5.17
1984 7.27
1985 3.90
1986 3.04
1987 3.01
1988 5.59
1989 5.52

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Cayman Islands was 63.29 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.29 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.79 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 0.79
1992 3.61
1993 6.07
1994 9.84
1995 12.95
1996 15.65
1997 17.38
1998 20.13
1999 23.47
2000 26.36
2001 29.04
2002 31.86
2003 34.34
2004 37.01
2005 39.63
2006 42.73
2007 47.09
2008 51.96
2009 54.93
2010 60.09
2011 61.69
2012 63.29

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions