Senegal - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Senegal was 65.06 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 89.41 in 1970, while its lowest value was 63.65 in 2003.

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/.

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Year Value
1970 89.41
1971 89.37
1972 88.85
1973 87.84
1974 87.50
1975 87.91
1976 87.73
1977 87.94
1978 87.66
1979 87.29
1980 87.05
1981 86.51
1982 86.88
1983 86.50
1984 86.09
1985 85.57
1986 86.26
1987 87.08
1988 86.30
1989 86.66
1990 77.87
1991 76.88
1992 75.86
1993 75.05
1994 73.86
1995 72.63
1996 72.66
1997 71.35
1998 69.95
1999 70.72
2000 71.95
2001 69.50
2002 66.72
2003 63.65
2004 66.40
2005 66.36
2006 66.47
2007 64.04
2008 65.06

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions