Libya - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Libya was 67.72 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 77.04 in 1990, while its lowest value was 45.10 in 1984.

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 55.02
1971 60.99
1972 62.81
1973 64.44
1974 68.15
1975 70.89
1976 69.47
1977 66.26
1978 63.57
1979 67.08
1980 67.90
1981 64.95
1982 57.95
1983 55.51
1984 45.10
1985 47.49
1986 48.31
1987 45.87
1988 52.45
1989 55.16
1990 77.04
1991 76.30
1992 74.22
1993 74.05
1994 72.22
1995 73.68
1996 71.54
1997 69.23
1998 69.50
1999 70.67
2000 65.69
2001 64.44
2002 65.07
2003 65.10
2004 66.05
2005 66.67
2006 68.16
2007 68.45
2008 67.72

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions