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ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
represents about 72% of the total GHG emissions in 1990/91. The second important
Greenhouse Gas is CH4, which recorded 19% of the total GHG emissions and lastly N2O
with 9%.
In 1990/91, the total net GHG emissions were about 117000 Gg of CO2 equivalent while the
total GHG sinks in the land–use and forestry sector recorded 9900 Gg of CO2 equivalent.
With 92% dependence on fossil fuels, the energy sector is the major source of GHG
emissions, contributing about 71% of the national total. Figure 3 shows the GHG inventory by
sector for the same year.
Figure 3 Percentage share for different sectors in GHG for the year 1990/91
Table 12 presents CO2 emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels for energy purposes in
different sectors. It has increased from 83070 Gg of CO2 for the year 1995/96 to 137110 Gg
of CO2 equivalent by the year 2004/05 with an annual average growth rate of 5.7%. During
the year 2004/05, the contribution of the main sectors in GHG emissions was the electricity
sector share of 35.35% followed by the transport with the share of 26%, the industry with
20.45%, and the residential and commercial sector with 10.42%.
Being the major sector for GHG emissions, the electricity sector contribution to the GHG
emissions has increased from 25830 Gg CO2 in1995/96, to 48470 Gg CO2 by 2004/05 with
an average annual growth rate of 7.5%. Table 12 presents the "ENE_P03" indicator
expressed in Gg of CO2 equivalent total emissions from energy consumption and distribution
on end-use sectors with relative percentage share of each sector.
Table 12 ENE_P03 indicator expressed in Gg of CO2 equivalent total emissions from energy
consumption and distribution on end-use sectors with relative percentage share of each sector
Sector 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05
Industry 22840 23190 25020 23710 24680 26820 28360 30740 30310 28040
Percentage
share (%) 27.49 27.19 26.72 24.38 24.08 24.38 25.62 25.99 24.60 20.45
Transport 21950 22240 24210 26800 28390 29140 28170 29040 31590 35660
Percentage
share (%) 26.42 26.09 25.84 27.57 27.70 26.50 25.45 24.55 25.63 26.00
Agriculture 360 350 340 330 310 320 280 270 260 2370
Percentage
share (%) 0.43 0.41 0.36 0.33 0.30 0.29 0.25 0.23 0.21 1.73
Resid &
commercial 8440 8840 9420 9940 10370 10990 11250 11610 11470 14290
Percentage
share (%) 10.16 10.37 10.05 10.22 10.12 9.99 10.16 9.82 9.31 10.42
Electricity
sector 25830 26900 30430 31910 33710 35320 35000 38220 42010 48470
Percentage
share (%) 31.09 31.55 32.49 32.82 32.89 32.12 31.63 32.32 34.09 35.35