Macao SAR, China - Methane emissions

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Macao SAR, China was 1.60 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 1.85 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 1977.

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 1.44
1971 1.39
1972 1.27
1973 1.69
1974 1.66
1975 1.59
1976 1.43
1977 0.54
1978 0.96
1979 0.80
1980 1.49
1981 1.36
1982 1.39
1983 1.85
1984 0.99
1985 1.22
1986 1.35
1987 1.29
1988 1.56
1989 1.60

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Macao SAR, China was 77.24 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.24 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.76 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 4.76
1992 9.45
1993 14.12
1994 18.43
1995 22.13
1996 26.27
1997 29.19
1998 32.14
1999 34.58
2000 34.45
2001 36.19
2002 37.35
2003 39.42
2004 43.28
2005 48.62
2006 52.73
2007 58.46
2008 64.58
2009 69.04
2010 73.76
2011 75.50
2012 77.24

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions