Niger - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Niger was 91.87 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 95.96 in 1990, while its lowest value was 86.19 in 1987.

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 95.01
1971 94.96
1972 94.90
1973 91.95
1974 91.86
1975 91.99
1976 92.04
1977 92.30
1978 92.56
1979 92.55
1980 92.50
1981 92.51
1982 92.35
1983 92.40
1984 88.77
1985 86.81
1986 86.69
1987 86.19
1988 86.53
1989 86.58
1990 95.96
1991 95.35
1992 94.61
1993 94.12
1994 93.65
1995 93.32
1996 92.99
1997 92.57
1998 92.64
1999 92.25
2000 92.04
2001 92.12
2002 91.96
2003 91.82
2004 91.80
2005 91.79
2006 91.86
2007 91.84
2008 91.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions