Northern Mariana Islands - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Northern Mariana Islands was 74.41 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 81.75 in 1981, while its lowest value was 74.41 in 1989.

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 80.33
1971 80.35
1972 80.74
1973 80.69
1974 80.64
1975 80.71
1976 80.96
1977 81.35
1978 81.40
1979 81.28
1980 81.19
1981 81.75
1982 81.72
1983 80.98
1984 80.41
1985 79.50
1986 78.45
1987 77.12
1988 75.75
1989 74.41

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions