French Polynesia - Methane emissions
Energy related methane emissions (% of total)
Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in French Polynesia was 3.79 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 3.98 in 1988, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 1977.
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 | 1.55 |
| 1971 | 1.53 |
| 1972 | 1.50 |
| 1973 | 1.63 |
| 1974 | 1.71 |
| 1975 | 1.59 |
| 1976 | 1.48 |
| 1977 | 1.20 |
| 1978 | 1.39 |
| 1979 | 1.39 |
| 1980 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 2.23 |
| 1982 | 2.60 |
| 1983 | 3.13 |
| 1984 | 3.11 |
| 1985 | 3.30 |
| 1986 | 3.64 |
| 1987 | 3.64 |
| 1988 | 3.98 |
| 1989 | 3.79 |
Methane emissions (% change from 1990)
The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in French Polynesia was 40.14 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.14 in 2012 and a minimum value of 2.64 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 | 2.64 |
| 1992 | 5.92 |
| 1993 | 8.67 |
| 1994 | 9.61 |
| 1995 | 10.04 |
| 1996 | 10.57 |
| 1997 | 9.85 |
| 1998 | 12.86 |
| 1999 | 15.52 |
| 2000 | 19.07 |
| 2001 | 19.21 |
| 2002 | 18.83 |
| 2003 | 21.47 |
| 2004 | 21.51 |
| 2005 | 24.72 |
| 2006 | 25.95 |
| 2007 | 28.87 |
| 2008 | 31.83 |
| 2009 | 34.65 |
| 2010 | 37.39 |
| 2011 | 38.77 |
| 2012 | 40.14 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions
