Comoros - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Comoros was 240.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 240.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 150.00 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 150.00
1991 150.00
1992 160.00
1993 160.00
1994 160.00
1995 160.00
1996 160.00
1997 170.00
1998 170.00
1999 170.00
2000 150.00
2001 160.00
2002 170.00
2003 160.00
2004 160.00
2005 170.00
2006 180.00
2007 160.00
2008 180.00
2009 190.00
2010 200.00
2011 210.00
2012 220.00
2013 220.00
2014 230.00
2015 240.00
2016 240.00
2017 240.00
2018 240.00

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 Comoros was 30.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 10.00 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 10.00
1991 10.00
1992 10.00
1993 10.00
1994 20.00
1995 20.00
1996 20.00
1997 20.00
1998 20.00
1999 20.00
2000 20.00
2001 20.00
2002 20.00
2003 20.00
2004 20.00
2005 20.00
2006 20.00
2007 20.00
2008 20.00
2009 20.00
2010 20.00
2011 30.00
2012 30.00
2013 30.00
2014 30.00
2015 30.00
2016 30.00
2017 30.00
2018 30.00

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Comoros was 9.52 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 20.58 in 1989, while its lowest value was 5.56 in 1993.

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 13.77
1971 13.64
1972 13.88
1973 14.08
1974 13.77
1975 14.66
1976 15.91
1977 16.17
1978 16.39
1979 16.36
1980 16.76
1981 17.22
1982 17.62
1983 18.15
1984 18.18
1985 18.88
1986 19.43
1987 20.08
1988 20.24
1989 20.58
1990 5.88
1991 5.88
1992 5.88
1993 5.56
1994 11.11
1995 11.11
1996 11.11
1997 10.53
1998 10.53
1999 10.53
2000 11.76
2001 10.53
2002 10.53
2003 10.53
2004 10.53
2005 10.53
2006 9.52
2007 10.53
2008 9.52

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Comoros was 270.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 280.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 170.00 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 170.00
1991 170.00
1992 170.00
1993 180.00
1994 180.00
1995 180.00
1996 180.00
1997 190.00
1998 190.00
1999 190.00
2000 170.00
2001 190.00
2002 190.00
2003 190.00
2004 190.00
2005 190.00
2006 210.00
2007 190.00
2008 210.00
2009 220.00
2010 230.00
2011 240.00
2012 250.00
2013 260.00
2014 260.00
2015 270.00
2016 280.00
2017 270.00
2018 270.00

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Comoros was 56.73 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.73 in 2012 and a minimum value of 2.02 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 2.02
1992 4.64
1993 6.78
1994 9.56
1995 12.34
1996 15.08
1997 17.19
1998 20.68
1999 24.61
2000 23.65
2001 27.76
2002 31.07
2003 30.02
2004 32.60
2005 35.33
2006 39.10
2007 40.95
2008 43.87
2009 52.82
2010 53.66
2011 55.20
2012 56.73

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions