Cameroon - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Cameroon was 8.90 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 87.82 in 1990, while its lowest value was 7.76 in 1994.

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 62.34
1971 62.55
1972 62.02
1973 62.10
1974 61.31
1975 62.19
1976 63.00
1977 64.19
1978 64.44
1979 64.58
1980 65.72
1981 65.64
1982 64.72
1983 64.22
1984 64.35
1985 65.62
1986 65.94
1987 66.18
1988 66.87
1989 66.98
1990 87.82
1991 87.36
1992 87.41
1993 87.06
1994 7.76
1995 7.76
1996 7.97
1997 8.24
1998 9.06
1999 9.00
2000 10.01
2001 9.40
2002 9.28
2003 10.23
2004 9.13
2005 10.21
2006 9.39
2007 9.20
2008 8.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions