Ethiopia - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Ethiopia was 68,350 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68,350 in 2018 and a minimum value of 31,430 in 1993.

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 34,430
1991 34,610
1992 35,480
1993 31,430
1994 31,700
1995 31,730
1996 33,190
1997 34,400
1998 37,620
1999 37,160
2000 34,960
2001 36,800
2002 42,100
2003 40,740
2004 41,380
2005 43,300
2006 46,110
2007 51,530
2008 53,920
2009 56,280
2010 58,990
2011 57,700
2012 59,840
2013 61,720
2014 63,760
2015 65,120
2016 66,960
2017 68,350
2018 68,350

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 Ethiopia was 31,160 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,160 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4,150 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 4,150
1991 5,510
1992 6,900
1993 8,290
1994 9,590
1995 10,850
1996 11,860
1997 12,880
1998 13,900
1999 14,920
2000 15,930
2001 16,300
2002 16,660
2003 17,030
2004 17,390
2005 17,750
2006 18,260
2007 18,760
2008 19,260
2009 19,760
2010 20,260
2011 22,200
2012 24,150
2013 26,090
2014 28,040
2015 29,980
2016 30,370
2017 30,770
2018 31,160

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Ethiopia was 25.28 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 29.77 in 2000, while its lowest value was 6.15 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 6.15
1971 6.28
1972 6.49
1973 6.40
1974 6.91
1975 7.08
1976 7.18
1977 7.01
1978 7.37
1979 7.36
1980 7.18
1981 7.62
1982 7.48
1983 7.64
1984 7.97
1985 8.06
1986 7.90
1987 8.34
1988 8.64
1989 8.43
1990 10.20
1991 13.05
1992 15.49
1993 19.76
1994 21.99
1995 24.12
1996 24.96
1997 25.87
1998 25.71
1999 27.30
2000 29.77
2001 29.23
2002 27.10
2003 28.13
2004 28.24
2005 27.77
2006 27.14
2007 25.61
2008 25.28

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Ethiopia was 103,110 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103,110 in 2018 and a minimum value of 40,680 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 40,680
1991 42,230
1992 44,550
1993 41,950
1994 43,620
1995 44,990
1996 47,510
1997 49,780
1998 54,060
1999 54,660
2000 53,510
2001 55,770
2002 61,480
2003 60,530
2004 61,590
2005 63,910
2006 67,280
2007 73,250
2008 76,200
2009 79,110
2010 82,380
2011 83,090
2012 87,230
2013 91,110
2014 95,150
2015 98,520
2016 100,810
2017 102,660
2018 103,110

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Ethiopia was 61.28 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.28 in 2012 and a minimum value of -2.48 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 -2.48
1992 4.98
1993 0.56
1994 1.18
1995 4.68
1996 7.73
1997 11.41
1998 17.51
1999 20.70
2000 15.53
2001 17.13
2002 31.11
2003 27.41
2004 27.56
2005 32.46
2006 46.14
2007 47.07
2008 50.73
2009 55.43
2010 58.12
2011 59.70
2012 61.28

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions