United States - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in United States was 70.79 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 70.79 in 2008, while its lowest value was 38.79 in 1988.

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 39.94
1971 40.02
1972 39.75
1973 40.51
1974 39.49
1975 43.63
1976 41.31
1977 40.57
1978 40.60
1979 40.74
1980 41.70
1981 42.45
1982 44.07
1983 42.99
1984 43.54
1985 43.00
1986 42.31
1987 41.58
1988 38.79
1989 40.54
1990 64.51
1991 64.11
1992 64.40
1993 63.51
1994 63.57
1995 62.00
1996 62.22
1997 63.42
1998 64.41
1999 64.90
2000 64.48
2001 65.85
2002 65.77
2003 66.81
2004 67.73
2005 66.88
2006 67.56
2007 67.85
2008 70.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions