Burkina Faso - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Burkina Faso was 93.56 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 95.11 in 1992, while its lowest value was 87.68 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 88.78
1971 88.72
1972 88.31
1973 87.78
1974 87.68
1975 87.78
1976 87.83
1977 88.19
1978 87.97
1979 88.07
1980 88.32
1981 88.60
1982 88.75
1983 88.92
1984 89.08
1985 89.72
1986 89.27
1987 89.32
1988 89.48
1989 89.51
1990 95.00
1991 95.02
1992 95.11
1993 95.00
1994 92.31
1995 92.47
1996 92.22
1997 92.72
1998 92.97
1999 93.31
2000 93.64
2001 92.91
2002 93.00
2003 94.09
2004 93.98
2005 93.96
2006 93.69
2007 93.56
2008 93.56

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions