Iran - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Iran was 51.25 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 80.36 in 1970, while its lowest value was 51.25 in 2008.

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/.

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Year Value
1970 80.36
1971 79.95
1972 78.55
1973 76.63
1974 76.57
1975 75.70
1976 74.93
1977 74.59
1978 74.14
1979 76.14
1980 76.32
1981 77.98
1982 77.62
1983 77.42
1984 76.72
1985 76.03
1986 78.01
1987 77.20
1988 76.17
1989 78.48
1990 76.91
1991 76.99
1992 78.52
1993 76.06
1994 76.06
1995 70.00
1996 65.20
1997 62.02
1998 59.09
1999 54.78
2000 51.66
2001 51.42
2002 52.16
2003 52.55
2004 53.48
2005 53.58
2006 55.12
2007 52.99
2008 51.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions