Georgia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Georgia was 53.76 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 78.29 in 1995, while its lowest value was 33.61 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/.

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Year Value
1970 33.61
1971 34.72
1972 35.29
1973 35.40
1974 35.60
1975 37.19
1976 37.25
1977 38.04
1978 38.61
1979 38.97
1980 40.49
1981 40.79
1982 42.05
1983 43.61
1984 44.20
1985 45.54
1986 46.91
1987 47.82
1988 48.31
1989 47.62
1990 66.39
1991 67.86
1992 70.56
1993 71.69
1994 73.19
1995 78.29
1996 74.82
1997 73.15
1998 70.32
1999 70.41
2000 68.93
2001 74.36
2002 74.36
2003 73.86
2004 67.26
2005 65.41
2006 60.56
2007 57.14
2008 53.76

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions