AFOLU — Direct emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 1,308 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,308 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1,602 kt
in 1990
All-time low
1,243 kt
in 2009
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Direct emissions in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.6k kt1991: 1.5k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.3k kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.3k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.3k kt2002: 1.3k kt2003: 1.3k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.3k kt2006: 1.3k kt2007: 1.3k kt2008: 1.2k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.3k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.3k kt2020: 1.3k kt2021: 1.3k kt2022: 1.3k kt2023: 1.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 1,308 kt for afolu — direct emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 1,602 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,243 kt, in 2009.

Annex I countries ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Direct emissions in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,602 kt
1991 1,529 kt -4.6%
1992 1,399 kt -8.5%
1993 1,371 kt -2.0%
1994 1,351 kt -1.5%
1995 1,318 kt -2.4%
1996 1,340 kt +1.6%
1997 1,330 kt -0.7%
1998 1,309 kt -1.6%
1999 1,300 kt -0.7%
2000 1,276 kt -1.9%
2001 1,266 kt -0.8%
2002 1,259 kt -0.5%
2003 1,263 kt +0.3%
2004 1,274 kt +0.8%
2005 1,253 kt -1.6%
2006 1,254 kt +0.1%
2007 1,267 kt +1.0%
2008 1,248 kt -1.4%
2009 1,243 kt -0.4%
2010 1,247 kt +0.3%
2011 1,271 kt +1.9%
2012 1,272 kt +0.1%
2013 1,301 kt +2.3%
2014 1,310 kt +0.7%
2015 1,309 kt -0.1%
2016 1,326 kt +1.3%
2017 1,336 kt +0.8%
2018 1,319 kt -1.3%
2019 1,313 kt -0.5%
2020 1,348 kt +2.7%
2021 1,337 kt -0.8%
2022 1,288 kt -3.7%
2023 1,308 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,385 kt 1,300 kt 1,602 kt 10
2000s 1,260 kt 1,243 kt 1,276 kt 10
2010s 1,301 kt 1,247 kt 1,336 kt 10
2020s 1,320 kt 1,288 kt 1,348 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 1,249 kt compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 857.67 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 853.11 kt compare
  4. 4 India 637.17 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 504.03 kt compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 175.32 kt compare
  7. 7 Australia and New Zealand 162.41 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — direct emissions in Annex I countries?
Afolu — direct emissions in Annex I countries was 1,308 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 1,602 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1,243 kt in 2009.
How does Annex I countries rank for afolu — direct emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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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