French Polynesia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in French Polynesia was 29.80 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 76.31 in 1970, while its lowest value was 28.67 in 1988.

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 76.31
1971 75.51
1972 71.83
1973 68.41
1974 66.30
1975 66.01
1976 66.42
1977 59.53
1978 66.61
1979 63.66
1980 60.10
1981 54.35
1982 46.96
1983 40.76
1984 41.40
1985 34.70
1986 30.53
1987 29.49
1988 28.67
1989 29.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions