IDA total - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in IDA total was 76.87 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 84.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 63.59 in 1983.

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 65.49
1971 68.42
1972 67.17
1973 65.58
1974 67.41
1975 67.77
1976 68.52
1977 67.21
1978 65.68
1979 66.18
1980 66.75
1981 66.93
1982 67.30
1983 63.59
1984 67.19
1985 67.74
1986 66.58
1987 64.80
1988 66.62
1989 68.67
1990 84.00
1991 83.68
1992 83.53
1993 83.32
1994 71.73
1995 72.33
1996 72.69
1997 73.35
1998 74.46
1999 74.79
2000 75.22
2001 74.66
2002 75.36
2003 76.04
2004 76.03
2005 76.83
2006 76.34
2007 76.75
2008 76.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions