Low income - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Low income was 84.44 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 85.23 in 1990, while its lowest value was 65.10 in 1970.

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 65.10
1971 68.95
1972 68.17
1973 67.96
1974 67.00
1975 66.82
1976 68.18
1977 68.24
1978 66.47
1979 65.35
1980 68.41
1981 67.94
1982 68.32
1983 66.88
1984 68.74
1985 67.77
1986 68.49
1987 66.27
1988 68.38
1989 68.93
1990 85.23
1991 84.81
1992 84.26
1993 83.60
1994 82.16
1995 82.12
1996 82.46
1997 82.70
1998 83.60
1999 83.53
2000 83.79
2001 83.17
2002 83.99
2003 84.55
2004 84.59
2005 85.18
2006 84.49
2007 84.54
2008 84.44

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions