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Guam - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in Guam was 0.393 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 0.412 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.163 in 1970.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/.

Year	Value
1970	0.163
1971	0.216
1972	0.232
1973	0.243
1974	0.297
1975	0.308
1976	0.400
1977	0.405
1978	0.389
1979	0.387
1980	0.411
1981	0.398
1982	0.412
1983	0.361
1984	0.353
1985	0.351
1986	0.334
1987	0.318
1988	0.286
1989	0.393

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in Guam was 30.33 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.33 in 2012 and a minimum value of -4.88 in 1991.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Year	Value
1991	-4.88
1992	0.40
1993	5.77
1994	6.41
1995	6.71
1996	7.32
1997	8.98
1998	9.62
1999	11.80
2000	14.72
2001	15.70
2002	20.56
2003	20.29
2004	24.93
2005	24.70
2006	26.90
2007	28.37
2008	29.23
2009	25.26
2010	27.78
2011	29.05
2012	30.33

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions