AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in World

World: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2.21 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.21 million kt
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
2.21 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.67 million kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in World, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200620231990: 1.7M kt1991: 1.7M kt1992: 1.7M kt1993: 1.7M kt1994: 1.7M kt1995: 1.7M kt1996: 1.7M kt1997: 1.7M kt1998: 1.7M kt1999: 1.8M kt2000: 1.7M kt2001: 1.8M kt2002: 1.8M kt2003: 1.8M kt2004: 1.9M kt2005: 1.9M kt2006: 1.9M kt2007: 2.0M kt2008: 1.9M kt2009: 1.9M kt2010: 2.0M kt2011: 2.1M kt2012: 2.1M kt2013: 2.0M kt2014: 2.1M kt2015: 2.1M kt2016: 2.1M kt2017: 2.1M kt2018: 2.1M kt2019: 2.1M kt2020: 2.2M kt2021: 2.2M kt2022: 2.1M kt2023: 2.2M kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 2.21 million kt for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in World peaked at 2.21 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million kt, in 1993.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.71 million kt 1.67 million kt 1.75 million kt 10
2000s 1.86 million kt 1.73 million kt 1.96 million kt 10
2010s 2.07 million kt 2.01 million kt 2.13 million kt 10
2020s 2.18 million kt 2.15 million kt 2.21 million kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 534,958 kt compare
  2. 2 China 296,327 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 294,772 kt compare
  4. 4 India 221,988 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in World?
Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in World was 2.21 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million kt in 1993.
How does World rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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