Suriname - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in Suriname was 89.29 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 95.00 in 1998, while its lowest value was 19.67 in 1980.

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 19.99
1971 26.87
1972 23.90
1973 26.83
1974 26.80
1975 22.02
1976 21.00
1977 25.33
1978 22.45
1979 21.03
1980 19.67
1981 26.87
1982 28.35
1983 28.85
1984 37.51
1985 33.53
1986 32.69
1987 28.57
1988 27.73
1989 27.32
1990 88.89
1991 88.89
1992 89.47
1993 94.44
1994 94.44
1995 89.47
1996 90.48
1997 90.48
1998 95.00
1999 90.48
2000 90.48
2001 90.48
2002 90.00
2003 90.00
2004 92.00
2005 90.00
2006 91.67
2007 86.36
2008 89.29

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions