Dem. Rep. Congo - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 89.25 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 90.91 in 2004, while its lowest value was 27.59 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/.

See also:

Year Value
1970 38.78
1971 30.16
1972 31.73
1973 32.99
1974 30.35
1975 33.63
1976 31.79
1977 33.88
1978 34.38
1979 37.44
1980 34.87
1981 32.48
1982 34.18
1983 33.61
1984 28.29
1985 28.80
1986 28.75
1987 34.81
1988 27.59
1989 30.70
1990 90.63
1991 90.51
1992 90.33
1993 90.32
1994 90.18
1995 90.07
1996 87.76
1997 87.57
1998 88.26
1999 87.23
2000 85.92
2001 87.60
2002 89.78
2003 90.40
2004 90.91
2005 90.65
2006 90.43
2007 88.92
2008 89.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions