North America - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in North America was 70.82 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 70.82 in 2008, while its lowest value was 38.57 in 1988.

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 39.31
1971 39.37
1972 39.54
1973 40.22
1974 39.07
1975 42.99
1976 40.42
1977 39.90
1978 40.09
1979 39.19
1980 39.67
1981 40.38
1982 43.28
1983 42.15
1984 42.78
1985 42.22
1986 41.93
1987 41.37
1988 38.57
1989 38.62
1990 63.36
1991 63.27
1992 63.58
1993 63.08
1994 62.71
1995 61.52
1996 61.68
1997 62.83
1998 64.60
1999 65.53
2000 65.14
2001 66.24
2002 66.13
2003 67.10
2004 67.56
2005 67.14
2006 67.86
2007 68.49
2008 70.82

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions