Hong Kong SAR, China - Methane emissions
Energy related methane emissions (% of total)
Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 6.00 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.00 in 1989, while its lowest value was 2.72 in 1973.
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 | 2.93 |
| 1971 | 2.87 |
| 1972 | 2.73 |
| 1973 | 2.72 |
| 1974 | 2.90 |
| 1975 | 2.74 |
| 1976 | 3.04 |
| 1977 | 3.39 |
| 1978 | 3.55 |
| 1979 | 3.49 |
| 1980 | 3.67 |
| 1981 | 4.07 |
| 1982 | 4.45 |
| 1983 | 4.72 |
| 1984 | 4.90 |
| 1985 | 5.09 |
| 1986 | 5.42 |
| 1987 | 5.68 |
| 1988 | 5.98 |
| 1989 | 6.00 |
Methane emissions (% change from 1990)
The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 105.44 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.44 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.02 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 | 4.02 |
| 1992 | 7.04 |
| 1993 | 12.27 |
| 1994 | 23.05 |
| 1995 | 37.19 |
| 1996 | 50.85 |
| 1997 | 64.32 |
| 1998 | 70.54 |
| 1999 | 72.29 |
| 2000 | 75.88 |
| 2001 | 76.59 |
| 2002 | 78.22 |
| 2003 | 80.05 |
| 2004 | 82.22 |
| 2005 | 84.40 |
| 2006 | 87.42 |
| 2007 | 90.68 |
| 2008 | 94.30 |
| 2009 | 97.99 |
| 2010 | 101.41 |
| 2011 | 103.42 |
| 2012 | 105.44 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions
