Gabon - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Gabon was 81.82 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 82.05 in 2007, while its lowest value was 16.64 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/.

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Year Value
1970 16.64
1971 19.30
1972 19.57
1973 18.23
1974 19.08
1975 18.76
1976 20.65
1977 19.90
1978 20.04
1979 18.85
1980 19.59
1981 21.13
1982 18.90
1983 19.31
1984 21.30
1985 23.14
1986 26.69
1987 24.84
1988 26.86
1989 26.78
1990 21.67
1991 22.50
1992 22.50
1993 23.33
1994 22.69
1995 25.96
1996 25.88
1997 33.33
1998 41.38
1999 56.82
2000 79.31
2001 79.31
2002 78.13
2003 79.41
2004 82.05
2005 77.78
2006 80.00
2007 82.05
2008 81.82

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions