Brazil - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Brazil was 92.56 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 93.01 in 2007, while its lowest value was 56.12 in 1970.

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 56.12
1971 60.68
1972 59.40
1973 62.10
1974 61.21
1975 60.31
1976 59.76
1977 64.14
1978 61.17
1979 61.05
1980 61.75
1981 62.98
1982 62.62
1983 61.89
1984 66.01
1985 65.95
1986 65.10
1987 63.54
1988 66.03
1989 66.65
1990 91.86
1991 90.45
1992 90.88
1993 90.16
1994 90.29
1995 90.72
1996 90.44
1997 90.91
1998 89.69
1999 89.66
2000 89.32
2001 90.61
2002 90.15
2003 90.58
2004 89.55
2005 89.63
2006 88.84
2007 93.01
2008 92.56

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions