Namibia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Namibia was 95.67 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 97.93 in 1994, while its lowest value was 92.31 in 1987.

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 95.04
1971 96.88
1972 96.68
1973 96.45
1974 97.01
1975 95.57
1976 95.92
1977 95.83
1978 95.67
1979 94.94
1980 95.35
1981 95.38
1982 94.63
1983 94.53
1984 95.35
1985 95.23
1986 93.16
1987 92.31
1988 93.20
1989 93.44
1990 97.70
1991 97.75
1992 97.70
1993 97.64
1994 97.93
1995 97.62
1996 97.21
1997 97.41
1998 97.35
1999 97.33
2000 97.33
2001 97.16
2002 96.33
2003 96.62
2004 96.53
2005 96.31
2006 97.25
2007 96.74
2008 95.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions