Jamaica - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Jamaica was 69.77 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 79.59 in 1991, while its lowest value was 47.47 in 1973.

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 54.08
1971 54.08
1972 53.89
1973 47.47
1974 49.33
1975 53.68
1976 57.20
1977 58.31
1978 58.69
1979 58.16
1980 61.39
1981 61.14
1982 58.64
1983 62.91
1984 64.99
1985 63.65
1986 65.83
1987 68.26
1988 64.41
1989 66.31
1990 77.08
1991 79.59
1992 77.55
1993 78.00
1994 78.43
1995 78.43
1996 76.47
1997 76.47
1998 76.47
1999 75.47
2000 77.36
2001 77.36
2002 75.47
2003 76.79
2004 75.93
2005 73.58
2006 70.45
2007 69.05
2008 69.77

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions