Qatar - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Qatar was 12.07 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 45.45 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.86 in 1982.

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 17.63
1971 15.55
1972 13.93
1973 12.89
1974 11.18
1975 5.51
1976 5.53
1977 6.79
1978 5.07
1979 3.44
1980 3.13
1981 3.23
1982 0.86
1983 0.96
1984 1.05
1985 1.81
1986 1.95
1987 2.36
1988 2.33
1989 2.50
1990 35.71
1991 40.00
1992 37.50
1993 38.89
1994 45.45
1995 43.48
1996 40.00
1997 40.00
1998 40.00
1999 40.00
2000 38.10
2001 28.57
2002 29.17
2003 25.93
2004 24.14
2005 19.35
2006 16.22
2007 13.46
2008 12.07

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions