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Cayman Islands - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in Cayman Islands was 26.54 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.17 in 1984, while its lowest value was 10.81 in 1980.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/.

Year	Value
1970	12.99
1971	12.72
1972	14.48
1973	14.39
1974	11.89
1975	13.16
1976	12.00
1977	12.09
1978	11.89
1979	11.86
1980	10.81
1981	14.33
1982	13.91
1983	12.15
1984	27.17
1985	24.94
1986	24.29
1987	24.74
1988	25.30
1989	26.54

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in Cayman Islands was 100.17 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.17 in 2012 and a minimum value of -1.96 in 1993.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Year	Value
1991	7.60
1992	11.04
1993	-1.96
1994	15.15
1995	22.50
1996	20.27
1997	17.19
1998	57.09
1999	60.79
2000	46.84
2001	47.46
2002	46.18
2003	43.82
2004	60.59
2005	60.77
2006	64.74
2007	72.65
2008	81.42
2009	89.35
2010	96.24
2011	98.21
2012	100.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions