The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.CH4 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes
Atmospheric & Biogeochemical CyclesGreenhouse GasesThis quantity is a single measurement of the quantity at a given point in time (2017).
| Value: |
(0.9 - 1.6) × 1011 kg CH4 / yr
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This is equivalent to... (0.7 - 1.2) × 1011 kg C / yr 90 - 160 Tg CH4 / yr 70 - 120 Tg C / yr |
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| HuID: | 91449 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2017 | |
| Summary: | Value corresponds to methane (CH4) emissions from fossil fuel burning and industrial processes in the calendar year 2017. | |
| Method: | Reported range represents the minimum and maximum estimated emissions from a combination of “bottom-up” and “top-down” models. See Table 3 of the source for a more detailed discussion of the uncertainty. | |
| Source: | Saunois, M. et al. The global methane budget 2000-2017. Earth system science data (2020) | |
| Dataset: |
Global methane emissions (table_3_processed.csv)
global resolution
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| Original Data License: | CC-BY 4.0 | |
| Added By: | ilopezgo |
