American Samoa - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in American Samoa was 92.60 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 96.32 in 1981, while its lowest value was 92.42 in 1988.

Definition: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

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/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 93.67
1971 93.41
1972 93.23
1973 93.18
1974 93.04
1975 93.44
1976 93.41
1977 93.60
1978 93.39
1979 93.58
1980 94.57
1981 96.32
1982 92.55
1983 92.65
1984 92.66
1985 92.59
1986 92.56
1987 92.50
1988 92.42
1989 92.60

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions