Fragile and conflict affected situations - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 477,260 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 477,260 in 2018 and a minimum value of 267,830 in 1990.

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

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
1990 267,830
1991 271,950
1992 279,970
1993 281,440
1994 290,350
1995 296,550
1996 302,260
1997 308,750
1998 323,560
1999 330,560
2000 336,570
2001 333,630
2002 349,030
2003 361,410
2004 369,030
2005 384,490
2006 388,860
2007 400,810
2008 408,680
2009 410,980
2010 418,040
2011 421,120
2012 436,680
2013 444,800
2014 450,310
2015 457,800
2016 468,890
2017 471,470
2018 477,260

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

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 360,810 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 363,480 in 2010 and a minimum value of 212,700 in 1990.

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

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
1990 212,700
1991 217,310
1992 221,930
1993 226,590
1994 231,160
1995 236,730
1996 242,320
1997 247,900
1998 253,470
1999 258,990
2000 264,770
2001 273,180
2002 281,590
2003 290,010
2004 298,390
2005 306,710
2006 318,040
2007 329,420
2008 340,740
2009 352,120
2010 363,480
2011 360,070
2012 356,630
2013 353,190
2014 349,770
2015 346,320
2016 351,160
2017 356,010
2018 360,810

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 40.78 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 40.78 in 2008, while its lowest value was 17.13 in 1983.

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 20.05
1971 25.15
1972 24.03
1973 23.58
1974 27.76
1975 24.12
1976 26.48
1977 22.58
1978 22.50
1979 23.76
1980 21.84
1981 19.80
1982 17.98
1983 17.13
1984 21.18
1985 22.39
1986 23.22
1987 20.24
1988 24.01
1989 24.57
1990 37.31
1991 37.36
1992 37.16
1993 37.37
1994 37.05
1995 37.59
1996 38.12
1997 38.60
1998 38.56
1999 38.98
2000 39.48
2001 40.29
2002 40.01
2003 39.91
2004 40.07
2005 39.82
2006 40.34
2007 40.47
2008 40.78

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 949,530 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 949,530 in 2018 and a minimum value of 570,120 in 1990.

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

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
1990 570,120
1991 581,700
1992 597,260
1993 606,320
1994 623,890
1995 629,840
1996 635,730
1997 642,300
1998 657,290
1999 664,480
2000 670,700
2001 678,080
2002 703,840
2003 726,600
2004 744,600
2005 770,280
2006 788,390
2007 814,030
2008 835,620
2009 851,650
2010 872,450
2011 874,580
2012 889,230
2013 896,390
2014 900,910
2015 907,520
2016 926,150
2017 936,190
2018 949,530

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 27.90 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.58 in 2007 and a minimum value of -16.84 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 -16.84
1992 11.70
1993 -14.20
1994 -10.76
1995 -3.86
1996 -12.64
1997 -11.87
1998 -10.91
1999 -7.58
2000 -8.70
2001 -1.74
2002 -8.71
2003 -10.27
2004 -2.55
2005 -4.02
2006 24.72
2007 71.58
2008 27.19
2009 21.85
2010 25.39
2011 26.65
2012 27.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions