Jordan - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Jordan was 580.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 650.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 340.00 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 350.00
1991 430.00
1992 540.00
1993 570.00
1994 480.00
1995 490.00
1996 460.00
1997 420.00
1998 370.00
1999 390.00
2000 340.00
2001 340.00
2002 350.00
2003 360.00
2004 360.00
2005 410.00
2006 410.00
2007 470.00
2008 570.00
2009 490.00
2010 480.00
2011 490.00
2012 490.00
2013 510.00
2014 560.00
2015 560.00
2016 650.00
2017 610.00
2018 580.00

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 Jordan was 330.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 330.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 110.00 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 110.00
1991 120.00
1992 130.00
1993 140.00
1994 160.00
1995 170.00
1996 170.00
1997 170.00
1998 170.00
1999 170.00
2000 170.00
2001 190.00
2002 210.00
2003 220.00
2004 240.00
2005 250.00
2006 270.00
2007 280.00
2008 300.00
2009 310.00
2010 330.00
2011 330.00
2012 330.00
2013 330.00
2014 330.00
2015 330.00
2016 330.00
2017 330.00
2018 330.00

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Jordan was 6.32 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 11.11 in 1989, while its lowest value was 1.33 in 1990.

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 6.61
1971 7.12
1972 6.85
1973 6.43
1974 8.19
1975 7.07
1976 8.46
1977 7.87
1978 8.28
1979 7.87
1980 8.72
1981 8.15
1982 8.63
1983 9.04
1984 8.88
1985 8.29
1986 8.37
1987 8.41
1988 8.98
1989 11.11
1990 1.33
1991 1.37
1992 1.40
1993 1.44
1994 1.60
1995 1.89
1996 2.14
1997 2.49
1998 2.96
1999 3.59
2000 4.68
2001 5.11
2002 5.47
2003 5.57
2004 5.93
2005 5.95
2006 6.28
2007 6.21
2008 6.32

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Jordan was 6,300 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,030 in 1994 and a minimum value of 3,630 in 2000.

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 8,240
1991 8,740
1992 9,260
1993 9,700
1994 10,030
1995 9,000
1996 7,930
1997 6,840
1998 5,750
1999 4,730
2000 3,630
2001 3,720
2002 3,840
2003 3,950
2004 4,050
2005 4,200
2006 4,300
2007 4,510
2008 4,750
2009 4,800
2010 4,940
2011 5,110
2012 5,260
2013 5,440
2014 5,640
2015 5,790
2016 6,050
2017 6,160
2018 6,300

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Jordan was 144.21 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 154.44 in 2008 and a minimum value of 12.14 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 12.14
1992 28.62
1993 36.40
1994 36.09
1995 41.41
1996 47.79
1997 48.17
1998 55.38
1999 54.67
2000 61.60
2001 59.26
2002 71.38
2003 83.43
2004 96.42
2005 111.54
2006 125.65
2007 140.39
2008 154.44
2009 145.48
2010 139.42
2011 141.82
2012 144.21

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions