Mauritius - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Mauritius was 20.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.00 in 1990 and a minimum value of 20.00 in 2004.

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 50.00
1991 40.00
1992 40.00
1993 40.00
1994 40.00
1995 40.00
1996 40.00
1997 40.00
1998 40.00
1999 40.00
2000 40.00
2001 30.00
2002 30.00
2003 30.00
2004 20.00
2005 20.00
2006 20.00
2007 20.00
2008 20.00
2009 20.00
2010 20.00
2011 20.00
2012 20.00
2013 20.00
2014 20.00
2015 20.00
2016 20.00
2017 20.00
2018 20.00

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

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Mauritius was 0.61 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 5.58 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.61 in 2008.

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 4.96
1971 4.90
1972 5.15
1973 5.11
1974 5.22
1975 4.92
1976 5.22
1977 4.99
1978 5.38
1979 5.58
1980 5.14
1981 5.03
1982 5.09
1983 4.86
1984 4.41
1985 4.53
1986 5.05
1987 5.14
1988 5.47
1989 5.56
1990 1.12
1991 1.11
1992 1.10
1993 1.09
1994 1.08
1995 1.05
1996 0.96
1997 0.88
1998 0.82
1999 0.76
2000 0.71
2001 0.65
2002 0.68
2003 0.66
2004 0.66
2005 0.66
2006 0.63
2007 0.62
2008 0.61

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Mauritius was 1,930.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,930.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 890.00 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 890.00
1991 900.00
1992 910.00
1993 920.00
1994 930.00
1995 950.00
1996 1,040.00
1997 1,130.00
1998 1,220.00
1999 1,320.00
2000 1,410.00
2001 1,530.00
2002 1,460.00
2003 1,510.00
2004 1,520.00
2005 1,510.00
2006 1,590.00
2007 1,620.00
2008 1,640.00
2009 1,670.00
2010 1,700.00
2011 1,730.00
2012 1,760.00
2013 1,800.00
2014 1,830.00
2015 1,860.00
2016 1,880.00
2017 1,910.00
2018 1,930.00

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Mauritius was 48.19 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.19 in 2012 and a minimum value of -1.48 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 -1.48
1992 0.48
1993 1.17
1994 2.36
1995 5.00
1996 6.53
1997 7.63
1998 9.96
1999 10.43
2000 17.36
2001 24.29
2002 22.00
2003 23.28
2004 29.17
2005 30.05
2006 33.27
2007 35.39
2008 38.49
2009 41.04
2010 45.29
2011 46.74
2012 48.19

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions