Iraq - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Iraq was 72.35 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 84.89 in 2001, while its lowest value was 63.42 in 1989.

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 84.87
1971 83.90
1972 82.29
1973 80.18
1974 80.73
1975 80.48
1976 79.17
1977 75.20
1978 71.96
1979 63.59
1980 64.34
1981 77.15
1982 75.49
1983 72.82
1984 75.19
1985 73.69
1986 72.70
1987 72.72
1988 67.62
1989 63.42
1990 82.34
1991 74.66
1992 78.13
1993 82.55
1994 81.92
1995 80.29
1996 79.85
1997 80.48
1998 80.96
1999 80.28
2000 80.24
2001 84.89
2002 84.84
2003 68.99
2004 70.40
2005 73.33
2006 72.14
2007 70.71
2008 72.35

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions