AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in World

World: AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 5,580 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,580 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 36 groups
All-time high
5,580 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,992 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.1k kt1991: 4.0k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.0k kt1994: 4.0k kt1995: 4.1k kt1996: 4.3k kt1997: 4.2k kt1998: 4.2k kt1999: 4.3k kt2000: 4.2k kt2001: 4.3k kt2002: 4.3k kt2003: 4.4k kt2004: 4.5k kt2005: 4.6k kt2006: 4.6k kt2007: 4.7k kt2008: 4.8k kt2009: 4.8k kt2010: 4.9k kt2011: 5.0k kt2012: 5.0k kt2013: 5.1k kt2014: 5.1k kt2015: 5.2k kt2016: 5.2k kt2017: 5.3k kt2018: 5.3k kt2019: 5.3k kt2020: 5.5k kt2021: 5.5k kt2022: 5.5k kt2023: 5.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World is 5,580 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 5,580 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,992 kt, in 1993.

World ranks 1st of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,124 kt 3,992 kt 4,277 kt 10
2000s 4,526 kt 4,238 kt 4,814 kt 10
2010s 5,145 kt 4,889 kt 5,323 kt 10
2020s 5,523 kt 5,499 kt 5,580 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 1,249 kt compare
  2. 2 China 857.67 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 853.11 kt compare
  4. 4 India 637.17 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World?
Afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World was 5,580 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 5,580 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 3,992 kt in 1993.
How does World rank for afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — direct emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
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
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