Eritrea - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Eritrea was 44.44 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 97.54 in 1990, while its lowest value was 31.02 in 1995.

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 93.46
1971 93.50
1972 93.50
1973 93.52
1974 93.48
1975 93.32
1976 93.25
1977 92.99
1978 93.00
1979 92.61
1980 92.26
1981 92.40
1982 92.34
1983 92.42
1984 92.46
1985 92.65
1986 92.67
1987 92.52
1988 92.39
1989 92.60
1990 97.54
1991 71.26
1992 56.74
1993 41.60
1994 35.66
1995 31.02
1996 34.68
1997 38.23
1998 40.05
1999 41.14
2000 42.32
2001 41.28
2002 42.25
2003 44.24
2004 46.30
2005 48.68
2006 45.95
2007 46.08
2008 44.44

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions