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Turks and Caicos Islands - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in Turks and Caicos Islands was 59.55 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 66.21 in 1970, while its lowest value was 59.55 in 1989.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/.

Year	Value
1970	66.21
1971	66.02
1972	65.72
1973	65.74
1974	65.37
1975	65.09
1976	64.93
1977	63.95
1978	65.41
1979	65.05
1980	64.54
1981	64.83
1982	64.34
1983	63.64
1984	63.18
1985	63.02
1986	63.71
1987	63.32
1988	59.89
1989	59.55

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in Turks and Caicos Islands was 648.22 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 648.22 in 2012 and a minimum value of 43.80 in 1996.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Year	Value
1991	55.57
1992	48.49
1993	53.09
1994	60.80
1995	77.60
1996	43.80
1997	49.11
1998	56.87
1999	64.66
2000	84.87
2001	270.48
2002	237.93
2003	234.68
2004	240.57
2005	235.56
2006	281.96
2007	446.50
2008	474.31
2009	553.93
2010	633.55
2011	640.88
2012	648.22

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Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions