United Arab Emirates - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in United Arab Emirates was 13.57 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 35.58 in 1970, while its lowest value was 12.47 in 2000.

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 35.58
1971 32.34
1972 31.37
1973 28.64
1974 28.39
1975 23.41
1976 14.82
1977 16.42
1978 17.69
1979 23.38
1980 20.75
1981 21.77
1982 21.88
1983 22.65
1984 14.54
1985 15.63
1986 14.51
1987 15.24
1988 15.63
1989 18.14
1990 14.74
1991 16.17
1992 17.42
1993 17.65
1994 18.69
1995 17.39
1996 16.03
1997 14.73
1998 13.93
1999 13.24
2000 12.47
2001 12.47
2002 13.76
2003 14.18
2004 13.95
2005 14.32
2006 13.66
2007 13.45
2008 13.57

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions