Lithuania - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Lithuania was 49.58 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 77.80 in 1992, while its lowest value was 48.49 in 2007.

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 51.27
1971 52.06
1972 51.85
1973 50.74
1974 50.22
1975 51.44
1976 51.01
1977 50.69
1978 50.99
1979 50.91
1980 51.86
1981 52.25
1982 54.41
1983 55.83
1984 54.21
1985 55.09
1986 55.85
1987 56.51
1988 57.04
1989 57.43
1990 76.28
1991 74.96
1992 77.80
1993 74.41
1994 76.18
1995 74.05
1996 71.98
1997 70.52
1998 65.92
1999 64.96
2000 62.05
2001 59.28
2002 58.52
2003 57.76
2004 55.83
2005 53.32
2006 53.26
2007 48.49
2008 49.58

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions