Low income - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Low income was 374,030 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 374,030 in 2018 and a minimum value of 196,960 in 1990.

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 196,960
1991 201,490
1992 206,380
1993 207,680
1994 213,040
1995 216,720
1996 221,730
1997 227,550
1998 240,400
1999 242,040
2000 245,840
2001 241,100
2002 256,250
2003 268,120
2004 272,310
2005 285,390
2006 285,890
2007 297,670
2008 308,430
2009 311,760
2010 321,450
2011 322,860
2012 334,880
2013 340,300
2014 346,330
2015 353,260
2016 364,460
2017 367,000
2018 374,030

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 Low income was 209,450 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 209,450 in 2018 and a minimum value of 92,650 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 92,650
1991 93,480
1992 94,340
1993 95,250
1994 96,080
1995 98,350
1996 99,960
1997 101,640
1998 103,330
1999 105,000
2000 106,900
2001 111,110
2002 115,290
2003 118,730
2004 122,070
2005 125,390
2006 131,860
2007 138,300
2008 144,710
2009 151,210
2010 157,660
2011 166,170
2012 174,730
2013 183,240
2014 191,790
2015 200,310
2016 203,360
2017 206,420
2018 209,450

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Low income was 29.01 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 29.27 in 1990, while its lowest value was 8.23 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 8.23
1971 10.95
1972 10.92
1973 10.41
1974 12.24
1975 11.22
1976 11.96
1977 10.92
1978 11.89
1979 10.38
1980 11.00
1981 12.67
1982 11.68
1983 12.32
1984 14.29
1985 15.00
1986 15.13
1987 13.86
1988 16.39
1989 15.00
1990 29.27
1991 28.94
1992 28.58
1993 28.56
1994 28.22
1995 28.36
1996 28.22
1997 28.03
1998 27.34
1999 27.48
2000 27.52
2001 28.56
2002 28.15
2003 27.87
2004 28.08
2005 27.73
2006 28.63
2007 28.80
2008 29.01

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Low income was 644,370 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 644,370 in 2018 and a minimum value of 316,490 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 316,490
1991 323,040
1992 330,080
1993 333,510
1994 340,410
1995 346,830
1996 354,250
1997 362,550
1998 377,950
1999 382,080
2000 388,500
2001 389,100
2002 409,600
2003 426,030
2004 434,740
2005 452,260
2006 460,630
2007 480,230
2008 498,850
2009 510,010
2010 527,590
2011 539,010
2012 561,010
2013 576,450
2014 592,390
2015 609,380
2016 625,310
2017 632,550
2018 644,370

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Low income was 35.78 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.49 in 2007 and a minimum value of -16.15 in 1993.

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 -13.89
1992 11.87
1993 -16.15
1994 -10.42
1995 -4.95
1996 -10.29
1997 -10.34
1998 -6.83
1999 -11.15
2000 -7.43
2001 -4.62
2002 -5.03
2003 -6.13
2004 -3.27
2005 -0.13
2006 27.74
2007 74.49
2008 33.50
2009 32.59
2010 33.12
2011 34.45
2012 35.78

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions