Lao PDR - Agricultural methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Lao PDR was 91.94 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 91.94 in 2008, while its lowest value was 75.72 in 1983.

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 80.51
1971 83.29
1972 81.25
1973 78.41
1974 82.43
1975 82.08
1976 79.53
1977 77.47
1978 76.77
1979 79.28
1980 79.06
1981 80.31
1982 80.20
1983 75.72
1984 79.38
1985 80.67
1986 79.26
1987 76.55
1988 78.10
1989 81.45
1990 78.55
1991 79.07
1992 80.74
1993 82.09
1994 83.93
1995 85.07
1996 86.12
1997 87.76
1998 88.17
1999 89.22
2000 91.01
2001 91.30
2002 91.43
2003 91.45
2004 91.91
2005 91.60
2006 91.64
2007 91.92
2008 91.94

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions