Iraq - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Iraq was 72.35 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 84.89 in 2001, while its lowest value was 63.42 in 1989.
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 |
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1970 | 84.87 |
1971 | 83.90 |
1972 | 82.29 |
1973 | 80.18 |
1974 | 80.73 |
1975 | 80.48 |
1976 | 79.17 |
1977 | 75.20 |
1978 | 71.96 |
1979 | 63.59 |
1980 | 64.34 |
1981 | 77.15 |
1982 | 75.49 |
1983 | 72.82 |
1984 | 75.19 |
1985 | 73.69 |
1986 | 72.70 |
1987 | 72.72 |
1988 | 67.62 |
1989 | 63.42 |
1990 | 82.34 |
1991 | 74.66 |
1992 | 78.13 |
1993 | 82.55 |
1994 | 81.92 |
1995 | 80.29 |
1996 | 79.85 |
1997 | 80.48 |
1998 | 80.96 |
1999 | 80.28 |
2000 | 80.24 |
2001 | 84.89 |
2002 | 84.84 |
2003 | 68.99 |
2004 | 70.40 |
2005 | 73.33 |
2006 | 72.14 |
2007 | 70.71 |
2008 | 72.35 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions