OECD members - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in OECD members was 73.47 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 73.47 in 2008, while its lowest value was 45.63 in 1974.

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 46.84
1971 46.77
1972 47.11
1973 46.52
1974 45.63
1975 47.99
1976 46.98
1977 46.79
1978 46.68
1979 46.54
1980 47.60
1981 47.95
1982 50.29
1983 49.53
1984 49.96
1985 50.18
1986 50.64
1987 50.11
1988 49.41
1989 49.13
1990 66.99
1991 66.81
1992 66.60
1993 66.62
1994 65.94
1995 65.25
1996 64.72
1997 65.21
1998 67.66
1999 70.63
2000 70.35
2001 71.16
2002 71.38
2003 69.89
2004 70.63
2005 69.93
2006 71.50
2007 72.58
2008 73.47

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions