Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 55.42 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 65.60 in 1989, while its lowest value was 23.77 in 1996.

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 46.06
1971 56.59
1972 51.47
1973 44.52
1974 57.77
1975 57.97
1976 61.75
1977 55.39
1978 54.52
1979 57.01
1980 54.41
1981 56.94
1982 57.06
1983 46.48
1984 57.78
1985 61.01
1986 58.10
1987 53.36
1988 59.23
1989 65.60
1990 31.56
1991 31.63
1992 29.46
1993 28.14
1994 25.94
1995 24.34
1996 23.77
1997 26.35
1998 34.88
1999 43.02
2000 54.03
2001 56.11
2002 56.89
2003 56.71
2004 56.17
2005 55.60
2006 55.42
2007 54.66
2008 55.42

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions