Rwanda - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Rwanda was 87.04 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 87.04 in 2008, while its lowest value was 73.60 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/.

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Year Value
1970 80.24
1971 79.34
1972 78.71
1973 78.84
1974 77.16
1975 77.64
1976 76.48
1977 76.19
1978 76.47
1979 78.85
1980 78.50
1981 77.54
1982 77.92
1983 77.82
1984 75.46
1985 76.44
1986 75.24
1987 75.17
1988 74.46
1989 73.60
1990 81.25
1991 82.65
1992 82.11
1993 82.42
1994 81.61
1995 81.82
1996 81.71
1997 81.40
1998 83.33
1999 83.51
2000 83.84
2001 83.81
2002 84.55
2003 84.87
2004 85.04
2005 85.82
2006 86.30
2007 86.36
2008 87.04

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions