Japan - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Japan was 40.25 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 41.14 in 2007, while its lowest value was 24.64 in 1974.

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 26.08
1971 25.97
1972 25.68
1973 26.54
1974 24.64
1975 25.80
1976 27.30
1977 26.76
1978 27.28
1979 28.31
1980 26.31
1981 27.88
1982 27.80
1983 27.71
1984 27.62
1985 27.44
1986 27.53
1987 27.42
1988 26.28
1989 25.75
1990 34.92
1991 34.64
1992 34.56
1993 34.65
1994 33.12
1995 31.20
1996 29.43
1997 28.29
1998 29.01
1999 36.59
2000 33.12
2001 37.47
2002 39.26
2003 39.54
2004 39.58
2005 39.78
2006 39.39
2007 41.14
2008 40.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions