Lao PDR - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Lao PDR was 90.28 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 90.99 in 2007, while its lowest value was 66.94 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 71.15
1971 68.20
1972 69.74
1973 71.12
1974 66.94
1975 66.99
1976 67.05
1977 70.73
1978 71.37
1979 70.81
1980 71.98
1981 71.58
1982 71.74
1983 72.80
1984 71.21
1985 70.76
1986 71.77
1987 72.48
1988 71.56
1989 70.47
1990 89.10
1991 89.31
1992 89.82
1993 89.88
1994 90.34
1995 90.56
1996 89.83
1997 90.56
1998 89.29
1999 88.75
2000 89.41
2001 89.77
2002 90.22
2003 89.47
2004 90.29
2005 90.29
2006 90.05
2007 90.99
2008 90.28

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions