Emission

Wood Energy Data

Total - Sectors - Cookstoves

Emissions from fuel combustion (depending upon the combustion efficiency) include CO2, CO, CH4, NOx, SOx, etc., among which CO2, CH4 and N2O are known to be green house gases (GHGs). Thus, global warming is one of the environmental impacts of fuel use. Hundreds of hydrocarbons are also emitted during the combustion and many of them are health hazardous chemicals.

There are various types of emission data of fuels. When referring to country and sectoral total, the emission data are usually inventory type, i.e. based on default or typical emission factors. Data obtained by field or lab testing, of a cookstove for example, is categorised as measured emission factors. Sometimes, emission factors, especially for biomass stoves, is weighed according to testing conditions, fuel used, etc. They are grouped as weighed emissions factors. Click here for more information on the sources of emission data.

Total

For most RWEDP member countries`, biofuels account for more than 50% of the total carbon emissions due to the high consumption of biomass in these countries. The data presented in this database does not take into account the sustainability of biomass fuel use. Under sustainable conditions, biomass fuel is principally CO2 neutral.

Share of Carbon Emissions from Biofuel in Country's Total (1990)

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Sector Emissions

Total Carbon Emissions per Sector in 1990
Unit: Gg CO2 equivalent	Agriculture	Energy	Industries	Land use change, forestry	Waste	Total
Bangladesh	28,678	21,207	1,491	19,738	924	72,038
China	383,440	2,325,305	93,988	-281,234	18,877	2,540,376
India	341,064	565,245	24,510	1,485	69,048	1,001,352
Indonesia	75,332	156,863	17,844	-334,904	6,039	-78,825
Myanmar	39,203	6,086	180	-6,656	2,686	41,500
Pakistan	45,083	69,450	3,733	9,830	4,611	132,706
Philippines	26,719	43,473	4,132	82,060	8,005	164,390
Thailand	54,527	79,659	9,813	78,108	3,068	225,176
Vietnam	48,192	27,497	3,087	31,246	1,674	111,696

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Cookstoves

Currently employed cookstoves have fairly poor efficiency, and consequently higher emissions comparing to other fuel/stove combination. Typical figures are presented in the following table.

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