Turks and Caicos Islands - Methane emissions

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Turks and Caicos Islands was 5.21 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.02 in 1979, while its lowest value was 4.63 in 1972.

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 4.84
1971 4.79
1972 4.63
1973 5.64
1974 5.72
1975 5.85
1976 5.87
1977 5.66
1978 5.83
1979 6.02
1980 5.73
1981 5.53
1982 5.55
1983 5.67
1984 5.30
1985 5.33
1986 5.28
1987 5.10
1988 5.37
1989 5.21

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Turks and Caicos Islands was 165.79 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 165.79 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3.93 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 3.93
1992 85.20
1993 14.12
1994 19.62
1995 24.88
1996 30.45
1997 36.00
1998 42.58
1999 49.48
2000 57.44
2001 66.51
2002 76.12
2003 86.46
2004 97.04
2005 107.06
2006 117.85
2007 128.88
2008 139.43
2009 149.94
2010 160.57
2011 163.18
2012 165.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions