Congo - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Congo was 95.43 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 96.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 40.46 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 40.46
1971 45.33
1972 44.93
1973 44.25
1974 45.76
1975 44.53
1976 46.05
1977 44.58
1978 43.92
1979 41.37
1980 42.81
1981 44.28
1982 43.33
1983 43.28
1984 45.93
1985 46.45
1986 48.70
1987 45.92
1988 51.04
1989 50.60
1990 94.74
1991 95.39
1992 95.39
1993 95.39
1994 94.77
1995 95.39
1996 92.13
1997 92.31
1998 92.55
1999 92.55
2000 91.57
2001 92.05
2002 94.64
2003 96.15
2004 95.73
2005 96.24
2006 96.30
2007 95.40
2008 95.43

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions