South Sudan - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in South Sudan was 99.48 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.69 in 1998, while its lowest value was 99.48 in 2008.

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
1990 99.56
1991 99.57
1992 99.60
1993 99.62
1994 99.64
1995 99.65
1996 99.66
1997 99.62
1998 99.69
1999 99.65
2000 99.67
2001 99.58
2002 99.60
2003 99.61
2004 99.56
2005 99.54
2006 99.51
2007 99.49
2008 99.48

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions