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CodeEN.ATM.NOXE.AG.ZS
Indicator NameAgricultural nitrous oxide emissions (% of total)
Short definitionAgricultural 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.
Long definitionAgricultural 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.
SourceInternational Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
TopicEnvironment: Emissions
PeriodicityAnnual
Aggregation methodWeighted average
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