Jordan - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Jordan was 53.51 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 78.13 in 1992, while its lowest value was 38.56 in 1986.

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 75.47
1971 76.99
1972 76.18
1973 74.99
1974 75.78
1975 71.89
1976 69.03
1977 67.01
1978 66.36
1979 69.74
1980 65.01
1981 61.27
1982 56.56
1983 49.38
1984 40.39
1985 44.83
1986 38.56
1987 41.41
1988 46.23
1989 46.14
1990 72.34
1991 75.86
1992 78.13
1993 76.56
1994 72.41
1995 73.77
1996 71.19
1997 73.33
1998 71.19
1999 71.19
2000 69.81
2001 67.27
2002 67.24
2003 66.67
2004 69.57
2005 70.27
2006 44.79
2007 54.31
2008 53.51

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions