France - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in France was 41,380 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50,390 in 1990 and a minimum value of 41,380 in 2018.

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 50,390
1991 48,970
1992 47,870
1993 47,340
1994 47,360
1995 47,310
1996 47,140
1997 46,460
1998 46,100
1999 45,990
2000 48,120
2001 48,020
2002 46,780
2003 45,350
2004 44,770
2005 44,430
2006 44,310
2007 44,840
2008 45,030
2009 44,430
2010 43,900
2011 42,900
2012 42,640
2013 42,780
2014 42,900
2015 42,980
2016 42,780
2017 42,080
2018 41,380

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 France was 2,990 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,380 in 1991 and a minimum value of 2,880 in 2014.

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 12,680
1991 13,380
1992 12,980
1993 12,880
1994 12,280
1995 12,180
1996 11,130
1997 9,830
1998 9,630
1999 9,100
2000 7,760
2001 7,390
2002 6,360
2003 6,240
2004 5,630
2005 5,000
2006 4,380
2007 3,980
2008 3,880
2009 3,690
2010 3,840
2011 3,340
2012 3,400
2013 3,370
2014 2,880
2015 2,890
2016 3,010
2017 3,000
2018 2,990

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in France was 5.73 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 39.86 in 1970, while its lowest value was 5.73 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 39.86
1971 38.39
1972 37.36
1973 35.65
1974 34.02
1975 34.96
1976 36.36
1977 38.24
1978 38.15
1979 37.87
1980 36.05
1981 34.15
1982 31.75
1983 31.44
1984 31.09
1985 30.65
1986 29.35
1987 29.35
1988 27.69
1989 27.30
1990 16.37
1991 17.29
1992 16.94
1993 16.77
1994 16.01
1995 15.82
1996 14.61
1997 13.18
1998 12.91
1999 12.25
2000 10.30
2001 9.83
2002 8.71
2003 8.72
2004 8.02
2005 7.25
2006 6.44
2007 5.86
2008 5.73

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in France was 58,340 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77,440 in 1990 and a minimum value of 58,340 in 2018.

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 77,440
1991 77,370
1992 76,630
1993 76,790
1994 76,690
1995 77,010
1996 76,170
1997 74,570
1998 74,570
1999 74,280
2000 75,360
2001 75,140
2002 73,020
2003 71,530
2004 70,210
2005 68,960
2006 67,970
2007 67,900
2008 67,740
2009 66,360
2010 65,990
2011 63,990
2012 63,110
2013 62,730
2014 61,860
2015 61,040
2016 59,940
2017 59,130
2018 58,340

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in France was 7.17 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.62 in 1996 and a minimum value of -2.63 in 1994.

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 1.31
1992 -0.22
1993 -1.75
1994 -2.63
1995 -2.01
1996 17.62
1997 15.17
1998 13.85
1999 13.85
2000 13.07
2001 12.63
2002 10.81
2003 10.02
2004 9.52
2005 9.45
2006 9.88
2007 9.67
2008 9.43
2009 10.41
2010 10.57
2011 8.84
2012 7.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions