The Gambia - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in The Gambia was 89.74 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 96.55 in 1990, while its lowest value was 88.15 in 1988.

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 90.29
1971 90.43
1972 90.59
1973 90.41
1974 90.74
1975 90.69
1976 90.59
1977 90.44
1978 90.24
1979 90.38
1980 89.85
1981 89.67
1982 89.60
1983 89.34
1984 89.06
1985 89.26
1986 89.00
1987 88.68
1988 88.15
1989 88.62
1990 96.55
1991 93.55
1992 93.55
1993 93.55
1994 93.55
1995 93.55
1996 93.75
1997 93.55
1998 93.94
1999 90.32
2000 93.94
2001 90.00
2002 89.66
2003 90.91
2004 91.43
2005 91.67
2006 89.74
2007 89.74
2008 89.74

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions