Zambia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Zambia was 96.64 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 97.03 in 2005, while its lowest value was 43.09 in 1990.

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 73.99
1971 70.56
1972 71.08
1973 71.35
1974 70.06
1975 71.59
1976 70.98
1977 71.71
1978 71.90
1979 73.09
1980 72.05
1981 71.21
1982 72.12
1983 71.86
1984 69.58
1985 70.17
1986 70.64
1987 72.85
1988 70.46
1989 71.74
1990 43.09
1991 44.35
1992 45.72
1993 46.91
1994 47.74
1995 51.88
1996 55.57
1997 62.17
1998 72.04
1999 81.64
2000 96.59
2001 96.65
2002 96.81
2003 97.00
2004 97.01
2005 97.03
2006 96.66
2007 96.76
2008 96.64

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions