Saudi Arabia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Saudi Arabia was 63.66 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 78.59 in 1991, while its lowest value was 31.77 in 1980.

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 46.58
1971 43.88
1972 37.79
1973 36.51
1974 38.27
1975 41.74
1976 41.15
1977 38.22
1978 35.64
1979 33.54
1980 31.77
1981 34.78
1982 38.17
1983 41.05
1984 43.55
1985 45.67
1986 46.93
1987 49.72
1988 49.10
1989 50.62
1990 78.29
1991 78.59
1992 78.46
1993 76.99
1994 74.71
1995 71.61
1996 71.60
1997 72.56
1998 72.58
1999 71.81
2000 72.38
2001 72.14
2002 71.89
2003 72.02
2004 72.08
2005 70.24
2006 69.41
2007 69.13
2008 63.66

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions