Lower middle income - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Lower middle income was 1,336,520 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,336,520 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,042,950 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 1,042,950
1991 1,045,460
1992 1,049,760
1993 1,054,590
1994 1,063,200
1995 1,075,860
1996 1,080,240
1997 1,079,360
1998 1,084,650
1999 1,105,480
2000 1,102,750
2001 1,099,130
2002 1,101,100
2003 1,120,940
2004 1,132,060
2005 1,157,510
2006 1,174,630
2007 1,206,040
2008 1,220,380
2009 1,217,770
2010 1,231,740
2011 1,250,650
2012 1,261,190
2013 1,273,460
2014 1,277,410
2015 1,290,130
2016 1,315,510
2017 1,325,810
2018 1,336,520

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 Lower middle income was 642,370 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 642,370 in 2018 and a minimum value of 462,370 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 462,370
1991 469,020
1992 472,460
1993 506,700
1994 491,920
1995 488,460
1996 492,320
1997 484,130
1998 481,200
1999 492,690
2000 502,730
2001 521,260
2002 537,250
2003 561,180
2004 567,840
2005 581,570
2006 605,360
2007 617,380
2008 628,630
2009 615,550
2010 623,190
2011 632,150
2012 631,420
2013 633,110
2014 634,750
2015 635,170
2016 637,590
2017 639,990
2018 642,370

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Lower middle income was 28.15 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 28.15 in 2008, while its lowest value was 15.19 in 1982.

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 16.26
1971 18.02
1972 17.96
1973 19.56
1974 21.02
1975 19.86
1976 20.64
1977 19.40
1978 20.09
1979 19.44
1980 18.20
1981 18.10
1982 15.19
1983 17.33
1984 19.11
1985 19.50
1986 18.95
1987 17.84
1988 21.08
1989 21.75
1990 25.23
1991 25.31
1992 25.24
1993 26.37
1994 25.54
1995 25.14
1996 25.16
1997 24.78
1998 24.53
1999 24.65
2000 24.95
2001 25.73
2002 26.32
2003 26.96
2004 27.09
2005 27.27
2006 27.90
2007 27.93
2008 28.15

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Lower middle income was 2,397,740 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,397,740 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,832,410 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 1,832,410
1991 1,853,020
1992 1,871,820
1993 1,921,410
1994 1,926,260
1995 1,943,010
1996 1,956,620
1997 1,953,680
1998 1,961,440
1999 1,999,130
2000 2,014,740
2001 2,026,180
2002 2,040,980
2003 2,081,640
2004 2,096,500
2005 2,132,260
2006 2,170,090
2007 2,210,590
2008 2,232,830
2009 2,213,860
2010 2,232,380
2011 2,257,770
2012 2,264,930
2013 2,288,440
2014 2,303,390
2015 2,323,700
2016 2,358,340
2017 2,377,830
2018 2,397,740

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Lower middle income was 24.03 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.66 in 1997 and a minimum value of 1.72 in 1996.

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 9.93
1992 13.15
1993 2.38
1994 10.40
1995 2.53
1996 1.72
1997 47.66
1998 9.14
1999 6.41
2000 3.79
2001 7.50
2002 15.22
2003 9.25
2004 15.77
2005 19.12
2006 33.92
2007 20.70
2008 19.53
2009 26.65
2010 21.53
2011 22.78
2012 24.03

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions