Canada - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Canada was 71.01 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 72.47 in 2007, while its lowest value was 25.93 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/.

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Year Value
1970 32.58
1971 32.75
1972 37.16
1973 37.00
1974 34.74
1975 36.39
1976 32.38
1977 33.69
1978 35.19
1979 27.16
1980 25.93
1981 26.84
1982 37.08
1983 35.90
1984 36.76
1985 36.32
1986 38.84
1987 39.66
1988 36.68
1989 27.02
1990 56.60
1991 58.26
1992 58.58
1993 60.38
1994 57.47
1995 58.63
1996 58.52
1997 59.36
1998 65.77
1999 69.62
2000 69.58
2001 68.77
2002 68.45
2003 68.94
2004 66.52
2005 68.69
2006 69.94
2007 72.47
2008 71.01

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions