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Macao SAR, China - Nitrous oxide emissions

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total)

Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (% of total) in Macao SAR, China was 38.53 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.53 in 1989, while its lowest value was 23.04 in 1977.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

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/.

Year	Value
1970	36.62
1971	36.49
1972	34.11
1973	36.63
1974	35.17
1975	32.91
1976	32.17
1977	23.04
1978	27.00
1979	25.38
1980	34.19
1981	36.51
1982	33.72
1983	34.47
1984	31.62
1985	32.49
1986	37.63
1987	37.52
1988	37.87
1989	38.53

Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) in Macao SAR, China was 26.86 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.47 in 1999 and a minimum value of -0.94 in 1991.

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Year	Value
1991	-0.94
1992	10.09
1993	17.65
1994	24.08
1995	20.78
1996	39.94
1997	56.01
1998	66.61
1999	72.47
2000	20.67
2001	24.91
2002	10.39
2003	7.16
2004	21.13
2005	22.20
2006	19.05
2007	23.02
2008	27.67
2009	24.24
2010	24.37
2011	25.62
2012	26.86

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions