Germany - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Germany was 64.68 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 71.00 in 1999, while its lowest value was 38.97 in 1973.

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 39.35
1971 40.16
1972 40.56
1973 38.97
1974 39.94
1975 41.08
1976 41.67
1977 42.87
1978 42.91
1979 42.43
1980 45.04
1981 44.74
1982 46.98
1983 45.94
1984 45.33
1985 46.32
1986 48.05
1987 48.58
1988 49.49
1989 47.36
1990 52.12
1991 50.87
1992 47.54
1993 48.60
1994 47.40
1995 48.87
1996 47.95
1997 50.48
1998 64.30
1999 71.00
2000 70.95
2001 67.82
2002 67.28
2003 67.07
2004 65.15
2005 67.49
2006 66.52
2007 63.52
2008 64.68

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions