Egypt - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Egypt was 66.03 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 74.74 in 2004, while its lowest value was 37.33 in 1983.

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 59.86
1971 59.09
1972 58.87
1973 57.58
1974 56.69
1975 58.19
1976 57.77
1977 57.76
1978 58.66
1979 57.72
1980 43.48
1981 38.44
1982 37.33
1983 37.33
1984 39.31
1985 40.92
1986 43.06
1987 44.53
1988 45.04
1989 44.82
1990 60.93
1991 63.08
1992 63.48
1993 65.72
1994 64.34
1995 68.32
1996 69.22
1997 68.69
1998 69.79
1999 70.14
2000 71.50
2001 71.89
2002 72.85
2003 73.36
2004 74.74
2005 74.52
2006 71.37
2007 68.07
2008 66.03

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions