Portugal - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Portugal was 4,780 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,260 in 1990 and a minimum value of 4,450 in 2010.

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 5,260
1991 5,190
1992 5,060
1993 4,850
1994 5,020
1995 4,980
1996 5,080
1997 5,070
1998 5,040
1999 5,050
2000 4,980
2001 4,650
2002 4,600
2003 4,600
2004 4,600
2005 4,660
2006 4,580
2007 4,590
2008 4,600
2009 4,580
2010 4,450
2011 4,560
2012 4,540
2013 4,470
2014 4,590
2015 4,750
2016 4,780
2017 4,940
2018 4,780

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 Portugal was 390.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 630.00 in 1990 and a minimum value of 390.00 in 2018.

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 630.00
1991 610.00
1992 600.00
1993 590.00
1994 570.00
1995 530.00
1996 530.00
1997 520.00
1998 510.00
1999 510.00
2000 510.00
2001 500.00
2002 500.00
2003 480.00
2004 470.00
2005 460.00
2006 440.00
2007 430.00
2008 420.00
2009 410.00
2010 400.00
2011 400.00
2012 400.00
2013 400.00
2014 400.00
2015 400.00
2016 400.00
2017 400.00
2018 390.00

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Portugal was 3.55 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 7.09 in 1989, while its lowest value was 3.50 in 2007.

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 5.34
1971 5.15
1972 4.94
1973 4.82
1974 4.88
1975 4.92
1976 4.89
1977 4.63
1978 4.27
1979 4.21
1980 4.11
1981 4.10
1982 4.11
1983 4.14
1984 4.30
1985 4.36
1986 4.28
1987 4.31
1988 4.25
1989 7.09
1990 5.66
1991 5.43
1992 5.30
1993 5.23
1994 4.88
1995 4.45
1996 4.40
1997 4.26
1998 4.09
1999 4.07
2000 4.07
2001 4.06
2002 3.98
2003 3.74
2004 3.62
2005 3.66
2006 3.55
2007 3.50
2008 3.55

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Portugal was 11,320 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,980 in 2004 and a minimum value of 11,140 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 11,140
1991 11,230
1992 11,320
1993 11,290
1994 11,690
1995 11,900
1996 12,040
1997 12,220
1998 12,460
1999 12,540
2000 12,540
2001 12,330
2002 12,560
2003 12,850
2004 12,980
2005 12,580
2006 12,410
2007 12,270
2008 11,820
2009 11,640
2010 11,570
2011 11,880
2012 11,630
2013 11,430
2014 11,410
2015 11,440
2016 11,380
2017 11,510
2018 11,320

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Portugal was 31.51 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.31 in 2005 and a minimum value of 1.69 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 1.69
1992 2.55
1993 3.86
1994 5.95
1995 7.14
1996 9.33
1997 13.14
1998 18.69
1999 19.65
2000 24.56
2001 26.18
2002 27.63
2003 31.25
2004 26.47
2005 38.31
2006 31.34
2007 31.86
2008 32.06
2009 29.30
2010 27.69
2011 30.55
2012 31.51

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions