Bulgaria - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Bulgaria was 72.63 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 76.05 in 1991, while its lowest value was 41.70 in 1988.

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 46.13
1971 44.21
1972 45.99
1973 46.05
1974 45.29
1975 44.27
1976 46.59
1977 44.30
1978 45.92
1979 48.82
1980 48.77
1981 50.99
1982 51.48
1983 50.57
1984 51.28
1985 49.76
1986 50.44
1987 50.83
1988 41.70
1989 60.01
1990 71.39
1991 76.05
1992 71.51
1993 69.58
1994 69.05
1995 57.31
1996 57.37
1997 63.25
1998 68.06
1999 69.64
2000 65.96
2001 67.68
2002 73.97
2003 73.88
2004 70.02
2005 65.66
2006 69.94
2007 70.17
2008 72.63

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions