Portugal - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)
Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Portugal was 61.02 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 69.87 in 1994, while its lowest value was 45.74 in 1978.
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/.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.57 |
| 1971 | 53.92 |
| 1972 | 51.04 |
| 1973 | 50.01 |
| 1974 | 48.72 |
| 1975 | 52.99 |
| 1976 | 51.16 |
| 1977 | 50.13 |
| 1978 | 45.74 |
| 1979 | 46.82 |
| 1980 | 55.26 |
| 1981 | 56.98 |
| 1982 | 56.75 |
| 1983 | 53.24 |
| 1984 | 56.81 |
| 1985 | 57.85 |
| 1986 | 57.04 |
| 1987 | 58.13 |
| 1988 | 61.31 |
| 1989 | 58.15 |
| 1990 | 69.53 |
| 1991 | 69.02 |
| 1992 | 67.96 |
| 1993 | 68.87 |
| 1994 | 69.87 |
| 1995 | 66.24 |
| 1996 | 65.93 |
| 1997 | 64.66 |
| 1998 | 64.23 |
| 1999 | 63.04 |
| 2000 | 61.59 |
| 2001 | 59.84 |
| 2002 | 65.13 |
| 2003 | 62.53 |
| 2004 | 61.77 |
| 2005 | 60.57 |
| 2006 | 59.56 |
| 2007 | 60.63 |
| 2008 | 61.02 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Emissions
