European Union - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in European Union was 71.04 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 71.04 in 2008, while its lowest value was 44.21 in 1974.

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 45.86
1971 45.79
1972 45.98
1973 44.88
1974 44.21
1975 45.93
1976 46.39
1977 46.55
1978 47.09
1979 47.47
1980 48.39
1981 49.09
1982 50.57
1983 50.08
1984 50.58
1985 51.14
1986 52.00
1987 51.95
1988 52.57
1989 52.96
1990 63.28
1991 63.15
1992 61.32
1993 61.08
1994 60.27
1995 59.66
1996 59.35
1997 60.12
1998 64.48
1999 66.88
2000 66.10
2001 65.75
2002 67.00
2003 66.55
2004 66.56
2005 66.35
2006 68.20
2007 68.67
2008 71.04

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions