Congo - Agricultural methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Congo was 48.73 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 59.64 in 1994, while its lowest value was 27.53 in 1970.

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 27.53
1971 34.40
1972 33.92
1973 30.24
1974 30.42
1975 30.79
1976 32.07
1977 32.48
1978 31.92
1979 28.88
1980 30.57
1981 32.15
1982 30.85
1983 30.91
1984 33.91
1985 34.18
1986 35.35
1987 32.21
1988 37.13
1989 36.13
1990 56.00
1991 56.65
1992 57.31
1993 58.58
1994 59.64
1995 58.58
1996 35.96
1997 36.67
1998 36.80
1999 36.43
2000 30.89
2001 33.83
2002 42.86
2003 53.40
2004 54.13
2005 57.38
2006 55.56
2007 50.76
2008 48.73

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions