Botswana - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Botswana was 92.74 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 94.57 in 1990, while its lowest value was 78.97 in 2003.

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 88.83
1971 90.83
1972 90.92
1973 90.70
1974 91.68
1975 91.07
1976 91.86
1977 91.41
1978 90.97
1979 89.91
1980 90.69
1981 91.35
1982 90.84
1983 90.70
1984 91.74
1985 91.21
1986 91.23
1987 89.85
1988 91.48
1989 91.05
1990 94.57
1991 93.94
1992 93.56
1993 93.17
1994 92.98
1995 93.03
1996 93.53
1997 92.66
1998 91.33
1999 90.55
2000 89.60
2001 91.71
2002 91.97
2003 78.97
2004 81.54
2005 84.44
2006 87.89
2007 83.13
2008 92.74

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions