South Africa - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in South Africa was 78.21 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 78.92 in 2002, while its lowest value was 56.75 in 1973.

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 57.86
1971 57.43
1972 57.64
1973 56.75
1974 57.17
1975 57.58
1976 57.55
1977 57.96
1978 59.10
1979 60.33
1980 58.94
1981 59.14
1982 59.16
1983 59.40
1984 59.47
1985 58.00
1986 58.05
1987 58.06
1988 57.98
1989 58.41
1990 78.02
1991 77.23
1992 75.95
1993 75.58
1994 74.45
1995 74.32
1996 75.94
1997 76.56
1998 77.28
1999 77.62
2000 78.20
2001 77.65
2002 78.92
2003 77.78
2004 77.65
2005 78.01
2006 77.48
2007 77.95
2008 78.21

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions