Malawi - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Malawi was 81.43 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 86.50 in 1987, while its lowest value was 72.99 in 1994.

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 86.24
1971 83.28
1972 83.83
1973 84.90
1974 84.12
1975 84.43
1976 84.20
1977 85.36
1978 85.77
1979 86.43
1980 86.03
1981 85.85
1982 86.13
1983 86.22
1984 85.69
1985 85.55
1986 85.46
1987 86.50
1988 84.04
1989 84.34
1990 75.64
1991 77.25
1992 77.84
1993 78.24
1994 72.99
1995 75.64
1996 76.65
1997 76.33
1998 76.70
1999 75.86
2000 76.50
2001 73.37
2002 76.50
2003 77.25
2004 76.39
2005 76.36
2006 77.82
2007 79.46
2008 81.43

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions