Upper middle income - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Upper middle income was 1,138,490 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,174,280 in 1991 and a minimum value of 1,100,290 in 1997.

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 1,171,570
1991 1,174,280
1992 1,157,320
1993 1,146,550
1994 1,152,290
1995 1,156,950
1996 1,147,710
1997 1,100,290
1998 1,107,830
1999 1,106,460
2000 1,106,000
2001 1,108,290
2002 1,120,230
2003 1,130,090
2004 1,148,100
2005 1,157,710
2006 1,152,110
2007 1,147,700
2008 1,155,830
2009 1,151,080
2010 1,167,480
2011 1,158,340
2012 1,152,840
2013 1,143,370
2014 1,143,890
2015 1,144,190
2016 1,143,030
2017 1,149,410
2018 1,138,490

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 Upper middle income was 1,752,990 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,757,470 in 2016 and a minimum value of 958,710 in 1995.

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 1,201,010
1991 1,141,010
1992 1,066,810
1993 1,013,960
1994 964,960
1995 958,710
1996 978,660
1997 998,850
1998 1,010,020
1999 1,030,820
2000 1,069,120
2001 1,122,980
2002 1,169,070
2003 1,244,060
2004 1,305,850
2005 1,334,720
2006 1,399,530
2007 1,461,590
2008 1,523,980
2009 1,548,400
2010 1,615,990
2011 1,661,120
2012 1,696,630
2013 1,715,340
2014 1,729,430
2015 1,739,820
2016 1,757,470
2017 1,755,270
2018 1,752,990

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Upper middle income was 48.34 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 48.34 in 2008, while its lowest value was 27.77 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 28.48
1971 28.36
1972 27.77
1973 28.61
1974 28.94
1975 29.88
1976 30.01
1977 31.24
1978 32.47
1979 33.13
1980 32.89
1981 33.07
1982 33.90
1983 34.42
1984 35.82
1985 36.39
1986 36.68
1987 36.44
1988 37.91
1989 38.23
1990 42.98
1991 41.56
1992 40.09
1993 38.85
1994 37.48
1995 37.31
1996 37.98
1997 39.25
1998 39.48
1999 40.01
2000 40.94
2001 42.18
2002 42.98
2003 44.35
2004 45.30
2005 45.72
2006 46.72
2007 47.64
2008 48.34

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Upper middle income was 3,502,260 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,504,180 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2,544,700 in 1997.

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 2,794,110
1991 2,745,300
1992 2,660,740
1993 2,609,890
1994 2,574,570
1995 2,569,580
1996 2,576,470
1997 2,544,700
1998 2,558,390
1999 2,576,210
2000 2,611,430
2001 2,662,240
2002 2,719,970
2003 2,804,860
2004 2,882,670
2005 2,919,180
2006 2,995,330
2007 3,067,920
2008 3,152,700
2009 3,185,870
2010 3,286,010
2011 3,335,750
2012 3,378,400
2013 3,392,430
2014 3,428,900
2015 3,460,670
2016 3,488,760
2017 3,504,180
2018 3,502,260

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Upper middle income was 50.04 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.04 in 2012 and a minimum value of -1.82 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 -1.82
1992 -0.63
1993 -0.99
1994 -1.68
1995 2.45
1996 3.72
1997 2.28
1998 3.97
1999 2.39
2000 2.29
2001 3.86
2002 7.23
2003 12.52
2004 20.39
2005 26.88
2006 26.14
2007 29.70
2008 36.10
2009 38.11
2010 42.92
2011 46.76
2012 50.04

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions