Syrian Arab Republic - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Syrian Arab Republic was 85.88 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 87.81 in 2006, while its lowest value was 63.16 in 1973.

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 69.03
1971 68.43
1972 68.15
1973 63.16
1974 65.20
1975 65.49
1976 66.55
1977 66.43
1978 68.04
1979 68.97
1980 71.81
1981 71.16
1982 71.53
1983 71.92
1984 70.24
1985 69.72
1986 70.95
1987 72.23
1988 75.01
1989 73.83
1990 87.01
1991 86.33
1992 86.32
1993 85.37
1994 86.29
1995 86.79
1996 86.68
1997 86.41
1998 86.22
1999 85.78
2000 85.03
2001 83.99
2002 85.26
2003 86.11
2004 86.42
2005 87.78
2006 87.81
2007 87.30
2008 85.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions