São Tomé and Principe - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in São Tomé and Principe was 50.00 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 100.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1990.

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 71.41
1971 70.48
1972 67.58
1973 69.96
1974 68.96
1975 71.10
1976 71.62
1977 67.28
1978 65.27
1979 63.67
1980 58.51
1981 60.68
1982 60.51
1983 59.71
1984 57.99
1985 58.77
1986 58.74
1987 58.53
1988 59.70
1989 59.89
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.00
1993 0.00
1994 0.00
1995 0.00
1996 0.00
1997 0.00
1998 0.00
1999 0.00
2000 100.00
2001 100.00
2002 100.00
2003 100.00
2004 100.00
2005 50.00
2006 50.00
2007 50.00
2008 50.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions