Guatemala - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Guatemala was 75.59 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 79.79 in 1993, while its lowest value was 74.19 in 1979.

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 79.43
1971 78.25
1972 79.04
1973 78.76
1974 77.29
1975 75.18
1976 74.67
1977 74.75
1978 74.79
1979 74.19
1980 76.35
1981 76.17
1982 75.18
1983 76.38
1984 76.52
1985 76.43
1986 77.09
1987 75.82
1988 74.87
1989 76.47
1990 78.31
1991 78.87
1992 79.50
1993 79.79
1994 79.18
1995 79.19
1996 77.70
1997 77.63
1998 76.41
1999 77.02
2000 76.83
2001 76.85
2002 76.04
2003 77.17
2004 77.13
2005 77.83
2006 77.47
2007 77.64
2008 75.59

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions