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Hong Kong SAR, China - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 37.23 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.23 in 1989, while its lowest value was 22.05 in 1980.

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	23.97
1971	23.94
1972	22.83
1973	22.33
1974	23.93
1975	22.96
1976	23.33
1977	24.04
1978	23.73
1979	22.30
1980	22.05
1981	22.58
1982	26.11
1983	30.47
1984	32.91
1985	34.53
1986	35.06
1987	35.11
1988	36.79
1989	37.23

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 20.06 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.68 in 1999 and a minimum value of -1.58 in 1997.

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	10.93
1992	23.58
1993	33.44
1994	19.52
1995	17.50
1996	8.23
1997	-1.58
1998	33.81
1999	49.68
2000	29.33
2001	25.67
2002	14.78
2003	22.01
2004	7.76
2005	7.83
2006	7.02
2007	11.34
2008	16.53
2009	28.54
2010	17.70
2011	18.88
2012	20.06

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Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions