Uganda - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Uganda was 81.36 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 87.02 in 1970, while its lowest value was 71.34 in 1994.

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 87.02
1971 86.78
1972 86.75
1973 86.99
1974 86.36
1975 86.60
1976 86.53
1977 86.49
1978 86.27
1979 86.22
1980 86.07
1981 85.55
1982 85.87
1983 85.55
1984 85.53
1985 85.22
1986 85.30
1987 83.83
1988 83.71
1989 84.24
1990 71.88
1991 72.06
1992 71.98
1993 71.95
1994 71.34
1995 73.12
1996 75.03
1997 77.65
1998 80.37
1999 80.96
2000 82.70
2001 82.23
2002 81.96
2003 82.77
2004 81.87
2005 82.75
2006 78.45
2007 79.05
2008 81.36

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions