Mexico - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Mexico was 60,010 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,010 in 2018 and a minimum value of 52,650 in 1999.

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 55,430
1991 55,010
1992 54,070
1993 55,220
1994 55,070
1995 54,380
1996 52,840
1997 53,410
1998 54,070
1999 52,650
2000 53,150
2001 53,210
2002 54,480
2003 54,830
2004 54,240
2005 54,260
2006 54,320
2007 54,830
2008 55,350
2009 56,130
2010 56,470
2011 57,460
2012 55,610
2013 56,360
2014 56,900
2015 57,820
2016 58,420
2017 59,360
2018 60,010

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 Mexico was 39,690 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,880 in 2008 and a minimum value of 24,440 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 24,440
1991 24,840
1992 24,610
1993 25,480
1994 25,660
1995 26,720
1996 32,170
1997 35,940
1998 37,490
1999 34,020
2000 34,820
2001 33,000
2002 31,980
2003 33,620
2004 32,200
2005 32,860
2006 34,520
2007 39,100
2008 51,880
2009 48,800
2010 43,080
2011 41,110
2012 36,160
2013 41,500
2014 40,840
2015 40,190
2016 40,020
2017 39,850
2018 39,690

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Mexico was 38.72 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 38.72 in 2008, while its lowest value was 26.49 in 1973.

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 27.35
1971 27.85
1972 26.84
1973 26.49
1974 28.41
1975 28.33
1976 28.87
1977 27.01
1978 30.88
1979 31.28
1980 34.35
1981 36.29
1982 38.36
1983 36.50
1984 34.31
1985 32.68
1986 30.17
1987 30.61
1988 29.51
1989 28.74
1990 28.16
1991 28.42
1992 28.34
1993 26.91
1994 26.93
1995 27.76
1996 31.95
1997 34.25
1998 35.01
1999 33.05
2000 33.09
2001 31.73
2002 30.46
2003 31.22
2004 30.20
2005 30.26
2006 30.67
2007 32.82
2008 38.72

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Mexico was 144,610 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 144,610 in 2018 and a minimum value of 86,800 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 86,800
1991 87,400
1992 86,840
1993 94,680
1994 95,270
1995 96,250
1996 100,680
1997 104,940
1998 107,070
1999 102,950
2000 105,230
2001 103,990
2002 104,990
2003 107,690
2004 106,610
2005 108,600
2006 112,570
2007 119,140
2008 133,990
2009 132,720
2010 128,720
2011 129,500
2012 122,780
2013 122,230
2014 131,150
2015 140,460
2016 141,710
2017 143,310
2018 144,610

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Mexico was 17.98 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.41 in 1998 and a minimum value of -11.15 in 1992.

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 -8.50
1992 -11.15
1993 -9.14
1994 -8.72
1995 -0.09
1996 2.09
1997 4.09
1998 18.41
1999 4.10
2000 4.39
2001 9.54
2002 13.36
2003 14.13
2004 11.40
2005 15.12
2006 14.16
2007 15.27
2008 16.87
2009 16.38
2010 17.13
2011 17.57
2012 17.98

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions