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Gibraltar - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in Gibraltar was 19.43 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.40 in 1988, while its lowest value was 12.13 in 1978.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/.

Year	Value
1970	15.86
1971	15.86
1972	13.69
1973	14.46
1974	13.63
1975	13.92
1976	12.25
1977	12.63
1978	12.13
1979	14.23
1980	13.80
1981	15.84
1982	15.24
1983	13.46
1984	13.09
1985	14.38
1986	16.64
1987	16.63
1988	21.40
1989	19.43

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in Gibraltar was 129.93 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 129.93 in 2012 and a minimum value of 23.06 in 1991.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Year	Value
1991	23.06
1992	42.41
1993	45.78
1994	58.20
1995	59.31
1996	59.03
1997	64.56
1998	70.88
1999	76.42
2000	81.07
2001	82.89
2002	86.67
2003	94.37
2004	94.54
2005	100.98
2006	109.33
2007	115.10
2008	106.29
2009	114.18
2010	125.42
2011	127.68
2012	129.93

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions