Algeria - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Algeria was 50.26 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 80.66 in 1994, while its lowest value was 48.30 in 2002.

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 61.71
1971 64.81
1972 62.64
1973 66.75
1974 68.47
1975 62.05
1976 59.83
1977 58.36
1978 66.85
1979 66.05
1980 65.95
1981 68.68
1982 60.71
1983 62.98
1984 62.12
1985 63.38
1986 62.99
1987 58.97
1988 56.75
1989 57.84
1990 70.77
1991 72.73
1992 75.80
1993 78.96
1994 80.66
1995 79.81
1996 79.86
1997 78.55
1998 80.51
1999 79.78
2000 48.78
2001 49.87
2002 48.30
2003 49.80
2004 53.62
2005 49.74
2006 52.06
2007 52.18
2008 50.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions