Belize - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Belize was 84.62 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 91.67 in 2003, while its lowest value was 76.92 in 2006.

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 89.90
1971 89.20
1972 89.23
1973 88.84
1974 88.38
1975 88.47
1976 88.09
1977 87.13
1978 86.71
1979 87.38
1980 86.31
1981 85.93
1982 86.49
1983 85.31
1984 85.01
1985 85.50
1986 85.10
1987 86.11
1988 87.60
1989 86.40
1990 90.91
1991 90.91
1992 83.33
1993 90.91
1994 90.91
1995 90.00
1996 80.00
1997 80.00
1998 81.82
1999 90.91
2000 81.82
2001 81.82
2002 88.89
2003 91.67
2004 83.33
2005 78.57
2006 76.92
2007 78.57
2008 84.62

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions