Brazil - Agricultural methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Brazil was 81.35 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 84.89 in 1990, while its lowest value was 60.86 in 1970.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

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/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 60.86
1971 67.89
1972 64.60
1973 68.05
1974 66.90
1975 64.87
1976 64.68
1977 69.48
1978 65.89
1979 64.64
1980 64.74
1981 66.90
1982 66.20
1983 64.99
1984 68.25
1985 66.66
1986 66.44
1987 64.16
1988 66.59
1989 66.53
1990 84.89
1991 83.37
1992 83.55
1993 83.34
1994 83.38
1995 84.77
1996 82.63
1997 82.42
1998 82.37
1999 81.71
2000 82.52
2001 81.53
2002 81.66
2003 81.50
2004 81.74
2005 82.66
2006 81.99
2007 81.65
2008 81.35

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions