Pakistan - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Pakistan was 130,300 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 130,300 in 2018 and a minimum value of 60,520 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 60,520
1991 61,520
1992 62,160
1993 64,050
1994 64,980
1995 66,300
1996 69,480
1997 71,150
1998 72,990
1999 75,040
2000 75,980
2001 76,710
2002 78,850
2003 81,560
2004 83,560
2005 85,880
2006 92,280
2007 94,630
2008 98,930
2009 101,420
2010 100,400
2011 106,160
2012 108,300
2013 112,970
2014 116,590
2015 119,390
2016 122,760
2017 126,920
2018 130,300

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 Pakistan was 15,810 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,850 in 2015 and a minimum value of 7,610 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 7,610
1991 7,860
1992 8,100
1993 8,340
1994 8,590
1995 8,830
1996 9,220
1997 9,600
1998 9,990
1999 10,380
2000 10,760
2001 11,210
2002 11,670
2003 12,120
2004 12,570
2005 13,020
2006 13,380
2007 13,730
2008 14,090
2009 14,440
2010 14,800
2011 15,010
2012 15,220
2013 15,430
2014 15,640
2015 15,850
2016 15,840
2017 15,820
2018 15,810

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Pakistan was 12.06 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 17.05 in 1988, while its lowest value was 9.72 in 1972.

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 9.90
1971 10.09
1972 9.72
1973 10.13
1974 10.52
1975 10.74
1976 10.86
1977 11.00
1978 11.32
1979 11.98
1980 13.27
1981 13.76
1982 14.07
1983 14.57
1984 14.60
1985 15.36
1986 14.90
1987 16.49
1988 17.05
1989 16.60
1990 10.82
1991 10.97
1992 11.15
1993 11.14
1994 11.29
1995 11.35
1996 11.32
1997 11.49
1998 11.63
1999 11.74
2000 11.98
2001 12.31
2002 12.44
2003 12.49
2004 12.62
2005 12.71
2006 12.24
2007 12.25
2008 12.06

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Pakistan was 151,020 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 151,020 in 2018 and a minimum value of 70,350 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 70,350
1991 71,670
1992 72,640
1993 74,850
1994 76,110
1995 77,770
1996 81,420
1997 83,560
1998 85,890
1999 88,410
2000 89,830
2001 91,100
2002 93,780
2003 97,040
2004 99,590
2005 102,450
2006 109,300
2007 112,110
2008 116,860
2009 119,810
2010 119,250
2011 125,320
2012 127,770
2013 132,760
2014 136,690
2015 139,810
2016 143,280
2017 147,540
2018 151,020

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Pakistan was 74.36 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.36 in 2012 and a minimum value of 2.10 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 2.10
1992 3.06
1993 7.28
1994 8.78
1995 11.45
1996 16.34
1997 19.08
1998 22.53
1999 26.21
2000 28.98
2001 31.06
2002 35.34
2003 42.51
2004 47.87
2005 52.71
2006 56.74
2007 61.79
2008 65.90
2009 69.98
2010 70.95
2011 72.66
2012 74.36

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions