Argentina - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Argentina was 94.47 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 95.86 in 1990, while its lowest value was 81.19 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/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 81.19
1971 86.58
1972 84.35
1973 87.00
1974 85.78
1975 84.48
1976 82.74
1977 86.58
1978 83.83
1979 83.02
1980 82.13
1981 83.58
1982 82.83
1983 82.85
1984 86.69
1985 85.47
1986 84.81
1987 81.77
1988 85.10
1989 85.07
1990 95.86
1991 95.68
1992 95.60
1993 95.37
1994 95.36
1995 95.10
1996 94.92
1997 94.71
1998 94.57
1999 94.53
2000 94.73
2001 94.58
2002 94.51
2003 94.86
2004 94.75
2005 94.58
2006 94.61
2007 94.76
2008 94.47

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions