Papua New Guinea - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Papua New Guinea was 1,100.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,100.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 610.00 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 610.00
1991 610.00
1992 640.00
1993 680.00
1994 710.00
1995 750.00
1996 710.00
1997 810.00
1998 740.00
1999 750.00
2000 740.00
2001 810.00
2002 920.00
2003 930.00
2004 1,020.00
2005 890.00
2006 960.00
2007 890.00
2008 900.00
2009 930.00
2010 960.00
2011 950.00
2012 970.00
2013 960.00
2014 1,020.00
2015 1,080.00
2016 980.00
2017 1,000.00
2018 1,100.00

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 Papua New Guinea was 5,690.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,880.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 390.00 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 390.00
1991 1,320.00
1992 2,250.00
1993 3,170.00
1994 4,100.00
1995 5,030.00
1996 4,750.00
1997 4,480.00
1998 4,200.00
1999 3,930.00
2000 3,660.00
2001 3,380.00
2002 3,110.00
2003 2,830.00
2004 2,560.00
2005 2,290.00
2006 2,200.00
2007 2,110.00
2008 2,030.00
2009 1,940.00
2010 1,850.00
2011 2,660.00
2012 3,460.00
2013 4,270.00
2014 5,070.00
2015 5,880.00
2016 5,810.00
2017 5,750.00
2018 5,690.00

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Papua New Guinea was 31.04 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 60.17 in 1995, while its lowest value was 8.22 in 1982.

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 33.41
1971 38.80
1972 15.21
1973 28.47
1974 37.03
1975 36.76
1976 25.39
1977 15.06
1978 28.71
1979 20.23
1980 20.60
1981 33.20
1982 8.22
1983 20.00
1984 35.81
1985 35.07
1986 21.48
1987 12.16
1988 35.08
1989 32.66
1990 11.93
1991 30.99
1992 42.61
1993 50.24
1994 55.93
1995 60.17
1996 58.50
1997 55.93
1998 54.19
1999 51.98
2000 49.80
2001 46.81
2002 43.62
2003 40.66
2004 37.37
2005 35.07
2006 33.33
2007 32.31
2008 31.04

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Papua New Guinea was 11,310 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,310 in 2018 and a minimum value of 3,270 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 3,270
1991 4,260
1992 5,280
1993 6,310
1994 7,330
1995 8,360
1996 8,120
1997 8,010
1998 7,750
1999 7,560
2000 7,350
2001 7,220
2002 7,130
2003 6,960
2004 6,850
2005 6,530
2006 6,600
2007 6,530
2008 6,540
2009 6,570
2010 6,590
2011 7,480
2012 8,400
2013 9,280
2014 10,240
2015 11,200
2016 11,130
2017 11,190
2018 11,310

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Papua New Guinea was -11.61 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 463.52 in 1997 and a minimum value of -35.07 in 1999.

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 126.12
1992 102.35
1993 7.42
1994 97.74
1995 -12.76
1996 -24.12
1997 463.52
1998 2.30
1999 -35.07
2000 -17.47
2001 -21.99
2002 -15.99
2003 -30.72
2004 -13.10
2005 -21.07
2006 -19.28
2007 -25.14
2008 -17.76
2009 -12.77
2010 -13.35
2011 -12.48
2012 -11.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions