Vietnam - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in Vietnam was 49,690 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50,330 in 2015 and a minimum value of 37,030 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 37,030
1991 38,220
1992 39,370
1993 40,180
1994 40,660
1995 41,730
1996 43,050
1997 43,660
1998 45,010
1999 46,610
2000 46,890
2001 45,990
2002 46,480
2003 47,080
2004 47,970
2005 48,540
2006 49,560
2007 49,530
2008 49,660
2009 49,680
2010 49,540
2011 49,510
2012 49,520
2013 49,980
2014 49,830
2015 50,330
2016 50,240
2017 50,100
2018 49,690

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 Vietnam was 19,730 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,790 in 2015 and a minimum value of 4,630 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 4,630
1991 4,980
1992 5,340
1993 5,700
1994 6,050
1995 6,650
1996 7,230
1997 7,820
1998 8,410
1999 8,990
2000 9,580
2001 10,630
2002 11,690
2003 12,740
2004 13,790
2005 14,850
2006 15,980
2007 17,110
2008 18,240
2009 19,370
2010 20,500
2011 20,760
2012 21,020
2013 21,280
2014 21,530
2015 21,790
2016 21,100
2017 20,420
2018 19,730

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in Vietnam was 22.14 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 22.14 in 2008, while its lowest value was 7.88 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 8.29
1971 8.54
1972 7.88
1973 8.47
1974 9.14
1975 10.47
1976 10.21
1977 10.25
1978 10.21
1979 10.31
1980 9.66
1981 10.21
1982 10.48
1983 10.47
1984 9.97
1985 10.21
1986 10.53
1987 10.68
1988 10.72
1989 11.04
1990 10.72
1991 11.12
1992 11.53
1993 11.99
1994 12.49
1995 12.99
1996 13.34
1997 13.85
1998 14.13
1999 14.32
2000 14.79
2001 16.18
2002 17.19
2003 18.09
2004 18.85
2005 19.66
2006 20.37
2007 21.30
2008 22.14

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in Vietnam was 87,750 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89,820 in 2015 and a minimum value of 43,190 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 43,190
1991 44,780
1992 46,330
1993 47,530
1994 48,420
1995 51,180
1996 54,180
1997 56,480
1998 59,510
1999 62,800
2000 64,760
2001 65,680
2002 68,000
2003 70,420
2004 73,140
2005 75,530
2006 78,460
2007 80,340
2008 82,370
2009 84,290
2010 86,050
2011 86,700
2012 87,390
2013 88,520
2014 88,850
2015 89,820
2016 89,260
2017 88,650
2018 87,750

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in Vietnam was 87.79 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.79 in 2012 and a minimum value of 2.13 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 2.13
1992 4.84
1993 5.65
1994 5.77
1995 9.26
1996 11.69
1997 13.20
1998 20.39
1999 20.16
2000 24.73
2001 25.55
2002 33.32
2003 33.57
2004 46.21
2005 56.01
2006 64.27
2007 71.81
2008 76.03
2009 82.36
2010 84.11
2011 85.95
2012 87.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions