Malaysia - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Malaysia was 4,730 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,030 in 1994 and a minimum value of 4,620 in 1991.

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 4,820
1991 4,620
1992 4,650
1993 4,790
1994 5,030
1995 4,890
1996 4,880
1997 4,940
1998 4,850
1999 4,740
2000 4,790
2001 4,730
2002 4,710
2003 4,740
2004 4,850
2005 4,820
2006 4,680
2007 4,910
2008 4,860
2009 4,960
2010 4,960
2011 4,900
2012 4,870
2013 4,870
2014 4,640
2015 4,810
2016 4,800
2017 4,810
2018 4,730

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 Malaysia was 21,700 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,110 in 2015 and a minimum value of 13,950 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 13,950
1991 14,500
1992 15,050
1993 15,590
1994 16,140
1995 16,680
1996 17,200
1997 17,710
1998 18,230
1999 18,750
2000 19,260
2001 19,670
2002 20,070
2003 20,480
2004 20,890
2005 21,290
2006 21,260
2007 21,230
2008 21,200
2009 21,160
2010 21,130
2011 21,330
2012 21,520
2013 21,720
2014 21,910
2015 22,110
2016 21,970
2017 21,830
2018 21,700

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Malaysia was 51.04 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 54.93 in 2001, while its lowest value was 9.69 in 1970.

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 9.69
1971 13.03
1972 12.49
1973 10.52
1974 16.86
1975 18.12
1976 20.51
1977 16.80
1978 19.25
1979 22.18
1980 20.12
1981 20.36
1982 22.71
1983 21.27
1984 34.69
1985 35.92
1986 37.78
1987 33.58
1988 39.45
1989 47.30
1990 51.19
1991 52.05
1992 52.46
1993 52.63
1994 52.64
1995 53.24
1996 53.57
1997 53.73
1998 54.14
1999 54.59
2000 54.73
2001 54.93
2002 54.70
2003 54.45
2004 54.12
2005 53.97
2006 53.03
2007 51.76
2008 51.04

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Malaysia was 46,580 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,580 in 2018 and a minimum value of 27,250 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 27,250
1991 27,860
1992 28,690
1993 29,620
1994 30,660
1995 31,330
1996 32,110
1997 32,960
1998 33,670
1999 34,350
2000 35,190
2001 35,810
2002 36,690
2003 37,610
2004 38,600
2005 39,450
2006 40,090
2007 41,020
2008 41,540
2009 42,270
2010 42,720
2011 43,310
2012 43,890
2013 44,800
2014 45,350
2015 46,060
2016 46,250
2017 46,460
2018 46,580

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Malaysia was 45.09 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.70 in 2009 and a minimum value of -0.86 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 -0.86
1992 18.43
1993 13.16
1994 9.84
1995 20.00
1996 18.40
1997 26.01
1998 59.34
1999 22.80
2000 24.09
2001 20.72
2002 33.50
2003 31.04
2004 47.40
2005 54.88
2006 41.93
2007 41.78
2008 49.47
2009 59.70
2010 42.25
2011 43.67
2012 45.09

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions