Turkey - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Turkey was 74.94 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 86.63 in 1970, while its lowest value was 74.94 in 2008.

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 86.63
1971 86.52
1972 85.60
1973 85.40
1974 84.84
1975 84.83
1976 84.68
1977 84.34
1978 84.65
1979 85.34
1980 85.34
1981 83.91
1982 83.45
1983 82.85
1984 82.83
1985 81.08
1986 81.79
1987 82.50
1988 81.07
1989 80.73
1990 83.75
1991 83.74
1992 83.77
1993 83.50
1994 82.78
1995 81.11
1996 81.07
1997 81.10
1998 82.01
1999 82.16
2000 81.90
2001 81.18
2002 80.84
2003 80.32
2004 79.77
2005 79.56
2006 76.64
2007 76.36
2008 74.94

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions