Dem. Rep. Congo - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 12,890 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,800 in 2004 and a minimum value of 8,710 in 2000.

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 12,380
1991 12,260
1992 12,340
1993 12,260
1994 12,210
1995 12,120
1996 9,580
1997 9,390
1998 9,770
1999 8,900
2000 8,710
2001 9,490
2002 11,860
2003 12,950
2004 13,800
2005 13,570
2006 13,750
2007 12,100
2008 12,800
2009 12,670
2010 13,110
2011 12,340
2012 12,420
2013 13,110
2014 12,840
2015 13,300
2016 13,170
2017 13,660
2018 12,890

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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 11,050 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,050 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6,460 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 6,460
1991 6,740
1992 7,010
1993 7,290
1994 7,560
1995 7,520
1996 7,320
1997 7,110
1998 6,910
1999 6,710
2000 6,780
2001 6,850
2002 6,910
2003 6,970
2004 6,940
2005 6,920
2006 7,150
2007 7,390
2008 7,620
2009 7,860
2010 8,100
2011 8,630
2012 9,160
2013 9,690
2014 10,220
2015 10,750
2016 10,850
2017 10,950
2018 11,050

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 24.50 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 30.07 in 1996, while its lowest value was 1.65 in 1970.

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 1.65
1971 4.06
1972 3.67
1973 3.32
1974 4.30
1975 3.34
1976 4.28
1977 3.53
1978 3.40
1979 2.37
1980 3.24
1981 4.18
1982 3.58
1983 3.77
1984 6.09
1985 6.03
1986 6.56
1987 3.88
1988 7.36
1989 6.04
1990 25.92
1991 26.63
1992 27.07
1993 27.70
1994 28.23
1995 27.99
1996 30.07
1997 29.42
1998 28.14
1999 28.30
2000 28.46
2001 27.52
2002 25.05
2003 24.00
2004 23.02
2005 22.94
2006 23.12
2007 24.77
2008 24.50

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 38,620 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38,830 in 2017 and a minimum value of 23,710 in 1999.

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 24,920
1991 25,310
1992 25,900
1993 26,320
1994 26,780
1995 26,870
1996 24,340
1997 24,170
1998 24,560
1999 23,710
2000 23,820
2001 24,890
2002 27,580
2003 29,040
2004 30,150
2005 30,170
2006 30,920
2007 29,840
2008 31,100
2009 31,540
2010 32,550
2011 32,700
2012 33,700
2013 35,320
2014 35,980
2015 37,360
2016 37,790
2017 38,830
2018 38,620

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Dem. Rep. Congo was -23.39 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.88 in 2007 and a minimum value of -48.25 in 1999.

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 -25.29
1992 45.23
1993 -39.58
1994 -20.39
1995 -17.01
1996 -35.67
1997 -40.70
1998 -32.27
1999 -48.25
2000 -35.23
2001 -40.64
2002 -33.01
2003 -46.21
2004 -35.25
2005 -41.34
2006 -3.02
2007 92.88
2008 -29.38
2009 -29.03
2010 -24.89
2011 -24.14
2012 -23.39

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions