Spain - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Spain was 73.69 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 77.31 in 2004, while its lowest value was 48.53 in 1981.

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 54.85
1971 57.38
1972 56.45
1973 53.56
1974 50.03
1975 51.96
1976 53.07
1977 52.06
1978 51.03
1979 50.81
1980 50.25
1981 48.53
1982 52.57
1983 52.78
1984 54.69
1985 55.38
1986 57.51
1987 58.84
1988 60.29
1989 59.08
1990 74.15
1991 75.20
1992 73.96
1993 76.02
1994 74.14
1995 72.32
1996 74.25
1997 73.57
1998 75.03
1999 73.61
2000 73.78
2001 75.23
2002 75.67
2003 77.24
2004 77.31
2005 74.30
2006 75.20
2007 76.07
2008 73.69

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions