France - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in France was 78.86 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 78.86 in 2008, while its lowest value was 38.39 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 40.71
1971 40.14
1972 40.54
1973 40.31
1974 38.39
1975 40.93
1976 42.33
1977 42.11
1978 43.26
1979 44.79
1980 45.29
1981 46.38
1982 46.22
1983 45.76
1984 45.43
1985 45.48
1986 46.41
1987 46.96
1988 47.56
1989 48.58
1990 59.43
1991 59.73
1992 57.01
1993 56.61
1994 56.60
1995 56.56
1996 56.36
1997 56.42
1998 63.52
1999 70.77
2000 72.14
2001 71.09
2002 72.36
2003 71.94
2004 76.52
2005 75.97
2006 76.92
2007 78.13
2008 78.86

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions