Latvia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Latvia was 89.88 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 91.60 in 1992, while its lowest value was 76.99 in 1982.

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 79.17
1971 79.95
1972 78.97
1973 77.91
1974 77.18
1975 78.62
1976 78.20
1977 77.85
1978 77.64
1979 77.31
1980 77.38
1981 76.99
1982 76.99
1983 77.55
1984 77.74
1985 78.01
1986 77.97
1987 78.26
1988 78.11
1989 77.41
1990 90.98
1991 90.08
1992 91.60
1993 91.13
1994 90.42
1995 89.36
1996 89.51
1997 89.58
1998 89.86
1999 90.41
2000 90.14
2001 90.67
2002 90.60
2003 89.51
2004 89.54
2005 89.74
2006 89.24
2007 89.63
2008 89.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions