Iceland - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Iceland was 81.82 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 87.80 in 1990, while its lowest value was 72.66 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 84.99
1971 84.84
1972 83.32
1973 82.02
1974 81.23
1975 80.13
1976 79.98
1977 79.33
1978 78.73
1979 79.65
1980 80.53
1981 80.28
1982 81.12
1983 79.65
1984 77.85
1985 76.39
1986 75.28
1987 74.86
1988 72.66
1989 73.34
1990 87.80
1991 87.50
1992 87.18
1993 87.50
1994 87.18
1995 84.62
1996 87.50
1997 85.37
1998 83.33
1999 83.72
2000 83.33
2001 80.00
2002 80.49
2003 82.50
2004 80.00
2005 80.00
2006 80.95
2007 79.55
2008 81.82

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions