United Kingdom - Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)

Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total) in United Kingdom was 74.41 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 74.41 in 2008, while its lowest value was 26.57 in 1976.

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 33.82
1971 34.24
1972 34.74
1973 36.53
1974 31.67
1975 30.56
1976 26.57
1977 27.27
1978 26.78
1979 27.40
1980 30.84
1981 31.24
1982 33.96
1983 34.11
1984 34.43
1985 34.23
1986 36.61
1987 35.97
1988 38.75
1989 38.65
1990 43.35
1991 43.26
1992 47.13
1993 51.08
1994 50.88
1995 52.44
1996 52.70
1997 52.68
1998 52.39
1999 67.10
2000 66.70
2001 68.23
2002 72.56
2003 72.63
2004 70.76
2005 72.38
2006 73.82
2007 73.16
2008 74.41

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions