Arab World - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Arab World was 75.94 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 82.38 in 1993, while its lowest value was 68.13 in 1988.

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/.

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Year Value
1970 80.63
1971 80.02
1972 79.07
1973 78.85
1974 77.32
1975 77.65
1976 77.22
1977 77.06
1978 76.19
1979 75.52
1980 73.10
1981 70.73
1982 69.63
1983 68.60
1984 68.71
1985 68.84
1986 68.32
1987 68.79
1988 68.13
1989 68.46
1990 81.32
1991 81.18
1992 81.50
1993 82.38
1994 82.09
1995 82.07
1996 82.26
1997 82.00
1998 82.24
1999 82.04
2000 79.68
2001 79.32
2002 79.63
2003 79.15
2004 79.55
2005 79.67
2006 78.13
2007 77.25
2008 75.94

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions