United States vs World: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC

United States
1,061 kt
in 2020
World
2,256 kt
in 2020
United States rank
1st
World rank
1st

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC over time

  • United States
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 2,256 kt against 1,061 kt in United States, a difference of 1,195 kt.

That makes World's figure about 2.1 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 78 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States World Difference Ahead
1990s 1,051 kt 2,871 kt 1,819 kt World
2000s 1,058 kt 2,983 kt 1,925 kt World
2010s 1,112 kt 2,816 kt 1,704 kt World
2020s 1,061 kt 2,256 kt 1,195 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, United States or World?
World, at 2,256 kt against 1,061 kt in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between United States and World?
1,195 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do United States and World rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United States ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,937 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf