Korea - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Korea was 55.22 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 73.83 in 1990, while its lowest value was 25.20 in 2004.

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 65.26
1971 65.39
1972 65.35
1973 65.51
1974 66.61
1975 64.65
1976 60.13
1977 58.00
1978 57.46
1979 55.84
1980 55.89
1981 53.71
1982 50.27
1983 54.79
1984 55.72
1985 57.40
1986 55.40
1987 54.41
1988 49.94
1989 50.80
1990 73.83
1991 71.39
1992 56.91
1993 56.69
1994 55.56
1995 53.21
1996 51.01
1997 48.96
1998 44.68
1999 39.97
2000 36.25
2001 33.97
2002 33.62
2003 27.41
2004 25.20
2005 28.66
2006 27.82
2007 57.86
2008 55.22

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions