Small states - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Small states was 17,210 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,730 in 2011 and a minimum value of 17,070 in 2016.

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 20,270
1991 20,420
1992 20,430
1993 19,860
1994 19,820
1995 20,550
1996 20,760
1997 20,190
1998 19,840
1999 20,170
2000 19,940
2001 20,770
2002 19,920
2003 17,200
2004 17,340
2005 18,280
2006 19,550
2007 18,330
2008 21,790
2009 19,270
2010 24,530
2011 28,730
2012 23,750
2013 19,880
2014 18,050
2015 17,470
2016 17,070
2017 18,720
2018 17,210

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 Small states was 41,260 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,980 in 2010 and a minimum value of 16,000 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 16,000
1991 16,280
1992 16,510
1993 16,720
1994 17,050
1995 17,400
1996 19,410
1997 21,390
1998 23,280
1999 25,320
2000 27,280
2001 30,350
2002 33,390
2003 36,470
2004 39,550
2005 42,640
2006 42,850
2007 43,160
2008 43,440
2009 43,690
2010 43,980
2011 43,940
2012 43,850
2013 43,840
2014 43,740
2015 43,670
2016 42,900
2017 42,090
2018 41,260

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Small states was 49.44 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 52.49 in 2005, while its lowest value was 27.52 in 1990.

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 30.59
1971 36.29
1972 38.14
1973 41.90
1974 41.43
1975 40.81
1976 42.47
1977 40.38
1978 41.04
1979 39.12
1980 38.74
1981 37.57
1982 37.31
1983 36.24
1984 41.11
1985 41.58
1986 39.81
1987 37.52
1988 39.85
1989 40.88
1990 27.52
1991 27.56
1992 27.57
1993 27.87
1994 28.30
1995 28.85
1996 31.45
1997 34.36
1998 36.96
1999 39.30
2000 41.77
2001 43.47
2002 46.14
2003 49.80
2004 51.42
2005 52.49
2006 51.25
2007 51.68
2008 49.44

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Small states was 86,900 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97,260 in 2011 and a minimum value of 58,130 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 58,130
1991 59,080
1992 59,880
1993 59,990
1994 60,240
1995 60,320
1996 61,710
1997 62,250
1998 62,990
1999 64,430
2000 65,310
2001 69,820
2002 72,360
2003 73,230
2004 76,910
2005 81,240
2006 83,610
2007 83,520
2008 87,870
2009 86,360
2010 92,640
2011 97,260
2012 92,770
2013 89,380
2014 88,050
2015 88,000
2016 87,360
2017 88,730
2018 86,900

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Small states was 62.80 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.96 in 2009 and a minimum value of -4.78 in 1993.

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 -4.71
1992 6.75
1993 -4.78
1994 -0.77
1995 4.04
1996 2.96
1997 2.96
1998 14.28
1999 8.97
2000 11.82
2001 21.18
2002 25.67
2003 30.47
2004 37.82
2005 41.80
2006 41.18
2007 45.27
2008 52.83
2009 94.96
2010 59.60
2011 61.20
2012 62.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions