Colombia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Colombia was 88.73 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 90.85 in 1990, while its lowest value was 77.76 in 1970.

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 77.76
1971 80.96
1972 79.67
1973 81.59
1974 82.07
1975 81.12
1976 80.09
1977 82.40
1978 80.89
1979 80.17
1980 79.65
1981 80.66
1982 78.95
1983 79.96
1984 81.61
1985 80.97
1986 80.84
1987 79.45
1988 80.91
1989 81.29
1990 90.85
1991 90.57
1992 90.29
1993 90.19
1994 90.08
1995 89.90
1996 89.59
1997 89.44
1998 89.41
1999 88.86
2000 88.94
2001 89.08
2002 89.04
2003 89.27
2004 89.20
2005 89.55
2006 89.31
2007 89.58
2008 88.73

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions