Benin - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Benin was 86.19 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 92.21 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.62 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 45.04
1971 44.99
1972 45.39
1973 46.09
1974 44.62
1975 45.82
1976 46.34
1977 46.92
1978 46.88
1979 47.08
1980 47.81
1981 47.68
1982 48.09
1983 48.61
1984 48.91
1985 49.17
1986 47.74
1987 47.75
1988 47.40
1989 47.44
1990 89.29
1991 89.66
1992 89.27
1993 88.89
1994 89.01
1995 88.11
1996 90.14
1997 90.58
1998 91.81
1999 91.67
2000 92.21
2001 90.05
2002 91.38
2003 89.95
2004 89.50
2005 90.83
2006 89.50
2007 88.65
2008 86.19

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions