Romania - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Romania was 8,150 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,270 in 1990 and a minimum value of 8,110 in 2012.

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 18,270
1991 16,400
1992 14,480
1993 12,460
1994 12,660
1995 11,670
1996 11,610
1997 11,350
1998 10,850
1999 10,580
2000 10,230
2001 9,750
2002 9,490
2003 9,740
2004 9,850
2005 9,850
2006 10,040
2007 10,200
2008 10,100
2009 9,820
2010 9,420
2011 8,150
2012 8,110
2013 8,150
2014 8,230
2015 8,340
2016 8,400
2017 8,280
2018 8,150

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 Romania was 10,450 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,810 in 1990 and a minimum value of 10,450 in 2018.

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 28,810
1991 23,940
1992 21,370
1993 20,380
1994 20,570
1995 20,730
1996 20,770
1997 19,320
1998 17,420
1999 16,740
2000 17,940
2001 20,360
2002 19,310
2003 18,790
2004 17,510
2005 16,850
2006 16,040
2007 14,320
2008 14,310
2009 13,240
2010 12,850
2011 12,890
2012 12,520
2013 12,040
2014 11,870
2015 11,490
2016 10,810
2017 10,630
2018 10,450

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Romania was 48.87 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 60.56 in 1983, while its lowest value was 48.64 in 2007.

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 55.38
1971 54.33
1972 53.94
1973 53.73
1974 53.75
1975 54.33
1976 54.33
1977 53.60
1978 54.02
1979 52.79
1980 53.04
1981 52.92
1982 52.75
1983 60.56
1984 50.88
1985 49.91
1986 50.75
1987 50.35
1988 50.73
1989 49.47
1990 55.77
1991 53.41
1992 53.07
1993 54.71
1994 54.58
1995 55.91
1996 55.97
1997 54.45
1998 52.76
1999 52.10
2000 54.45
2001 58.30
2002 57.40
2003 56.17
2004 54.11
2005 53.19
2006 51.89
2007 48.64
2008 48.87

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Romania was 23,780 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,660 in 1990 and a minimum value of 23,780 in 2018.

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 51,660
1991 44,820
1992 40,270
1993 37,250
1994 37,690
1995 37,080
1996 37,110
1997 35,480
1998 33,020
1999 32,130
2000 32,950
2001 34,920
2002 33,640
2003 33,450
2004 32,360
2005 31,680
2006 30,910
2007 29,440
2008 29,280
2009 27,920
2010 27,230
2011 25,490
2012 25,650
2013 25,490
2014 25,380
2015 25,110
2016 24,470
2017 24,130
2018 23,780

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Romania was -31.27 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -11.94 in 1991 and a minimum value of -35.02 in 2002.

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 -11.94
1992 -20.96
1993 -26.82
1994 -22.61
1995 -24.05
1996 -21.73
1997 -26.47
1998 -30.18
1999 -32.56
2000 -32.79
2001 -34.78
2002 -35.02
2003 -31.11
2004 -30.12
2005 -30.55
2006 -29.13
2007 -28.68
2008 -28.27
2009 -29.84
2010 -30.18
2011 -30.56
2012 -31.27

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions