Euro area - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Euro area was 70.00 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 70.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 41.82 in 1974.

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 43.30
1971 43.42
1972 43.49
1973 42.47
1974 41.82
1975 43.85
1976 44.47
1977 44.76
1978 45.20
1979 45.42
1980 46.81
1981 46.89
1982 48.68
1983 48.36
1984 48.45
1985 49.05
1986 50.33
1987 50.14
1988 50.99
1989 50.47
1990 60.49
1991 60.11
1992 58.45
1993 58.44
1994 57.72
1995 57.40
1996 57.18
1997 57.72
1998 63.08
1999 66.18
2000 65.89
2001 65.05
2002 66.10
2003 66.04
2004 66.17
2005 66.01
2006 67.90
2007 68.27
2008 70.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions