Mexico - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Mexico was 89.26 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 91.27 in 1990, while its lowest value was 68.49 in 1988.

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 79.75
1971 79.17
1972 78.86
1973 78.53
1974 77.68
1975 77.71
1976 78.39
1977 78.04
1978 77.43
1979 76.26
1980 76.38
1981 77.40
1982 75.65
1983 77.33
1984 76.99
1985 76.78
1986 75.99
1987 70.23
1988 68.49
1989 68.77
1990 91.27
1991 90.43
1992 91.09
1993 90.85
1994 90.57
1995 89.22
1996 88.70
1997 89.09
1998 89.44
1999 89.45
2000 90.17
2001 90.29
2002 89.79
2003 89.86
2004 89.59
2005 89.98
2006 89.53
2007 89.55
2008 89.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions