Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
233
Highest
54.21 % change on previous year
Belize
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Guadeloupe
Median
0.3509 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
14,873

What the numbers show

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 54.21 % change on previous year in Belize; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Guadeloupe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3509 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5394 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 137 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 6,352.9%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 59,089.3%).

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belize 54.21 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.8% volatile
2 Malawi 40.73 % change on previous year 2023 up 621.5% volatile
3 Maldives 37.04 % change on previous year 2023 up 322.2% volatile
4 Moldova 34.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 36.6% volatile
4 Republic of Moldova 34.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 36.6% volatile
6 Suriname 33.54 % change on previous year 2023 up 967.1% volatile
7 Thailand 26.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 5,477.2% volatile
8 Syria 20.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 219.7% volatile
8 Syrian Arab Republic 20.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 219.7% volatile
10 Niue 20 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
11 Costa Rica 19.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,611.7% volatile
12 Fiji 15.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 6,352.9% volatile
13 Madagascar 15.47 % change on previous year 2023 up 859.4% volatile
14 Cambodia 15.15 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,077.3% volatile
15 Singapore 15.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 6,005.1% volatile
16 El Salvador 14.81 % change on previous year 2023 up 230.1% volatile
17 Gambia 14.32 % change on previous year 2023 up 90.9% volatile
18 Namibia 13.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 223.6% volatile
19 Australia 13.13 % change on previous year 2023 up 631.4% volatile
20 Cote d'Ivoire 12.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 240.7% volatile
20 Côte d'Ivoire 12.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 240.7% volatile
22 Finland 11.69 % change on previous year 2023 up 625.3% volatile
23 Kenya 10.33 % change on previous year 2023 up 4,321.4% volatile
24 Laos 10.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 581.2% volatile
24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 581.2% volatile
26 Panama 9.79 % change on previous year 2023 up 330.1% volatile
27 Zambia 9.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 11.4% volatile
28 Lebanon 9.18 % change on previous year 2023 up 325.0% volatile
29 Australia and New Zealand 9.05 % change on previous year 2023 up 598.1% volatile
30 Puerto Rico 8.56 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,634.2% volatile
31 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.24 % change on previous year 2023 up 33.0% volatile
32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.18 % change on previous year 2023 up 317.4% volatile
33 Uzbekistan 7.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 36.3% volatile
34 Malaysia 7.69 % change on previous year 2023 up 149.5% volatile
35 Mexico 7.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 106.4% volatile
36 Ethiopia 7 % change on previous year 2023 up 236.8% volatile
37 Turkey 6.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.1% volatile
37 Türkiye 6.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.1% volatile
39 Canada 6.51 % change on previous year 2023 up 290.3% volatile
40 Azerbaijan 6.44 % change on previous year 2023 up 452.8% volatile
41 Poland 6.43 % change on previous year 2023 up 244.0% volatile
42 Chile 6.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 217.5% volatile
43 Guatemala 6.26 % change on previous year 2023 up 5,722.4% volatile
44 Chad 6.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 10.1% volatile
45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.02 % change on previous year 2023 up 152.9% volatile
46 Portugal 5.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 696.3% volatile
47 Togo 5.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.0% volatile
48 Benin 5.16 % change on previous year 2023 up 183.3% volatile
49 Ghana 5.03 % change on previous year 2023 up 21.1% volatile
50 Mali 4.93 % change on previous year 2023 up 80.8% volatile
51 Paraguay 4.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.1% volatile
52 Germany 4.57 % change on previous year 2023 up 98.2% volatile
53 Pakistan 4.24 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.1% volatile
54 China, Hong Kong SAR 4.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 140.4% volatile
55 United Republic of Tanzania 3.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 52.1% volatile
56 Greece 3.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 156.8% volatile
57 Sierra Leone 3.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 20.4% volatile
58 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.7% volatile
59 Montenegro 3.02 % change on previous year 2023 up 42.8% volatile
60 Afghanistan 3.01 % change on previous year 2023 up 133.6% volatile
61 China, Macao SAR 2.9 % change on previous year 2023 up 194.2% volatile
62 OECD 2.72 % change on previous year 2023 up 53.5% volatile
63 Nicaragua 2.7 % change on previous year 2023 up 223.5% volatile
64 Dominican Republic 2.65 % change on previous year 2023 up 318.3% volatile
65 Sri Lanka 2.64 % change on previous year 2023 up 126.0% volatile
66 Ethiopia PDR 2.63 % change on previous year 1992 up 294.3% volatile
67 Belarus 2.55 % change on previous year 2023 up 170.1% volatile
68 Guyana 2.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.8% volatile
69 Luxembourg 2.43 % change on previous year 2023 up 171.0% volatile
70 South Sudan 2.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 531.9% volatile
71 Iraq 2.25 % change on previous year 2023 up 92.1% volatile
72 Mozambique 2.2 % change on previous year 2023 up 30.5% volatile
73 Burkina Faso 2.15 % change on previous year 2023 down 10.9% volatile
74 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.08 % change on previous year 1999 up 499.9% volatile
75 Switzerland 1.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.2% volatile
76 Qatar 1.97 % change on previous year 2023 down 88.7% volatile
77 Romania 1.97 % change on previous year 2023 down 87.3% volatile
78 Faroe Islands 1.92 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.2% volatile
79 Albania 1.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 183.5% volatile
80 Kiribati 1.82 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.2% volatile
81 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.81 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.9% volatile
82 Micronesia 1.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.2% volatile
83 Libya 1.75 % change on previous year 2023 up 4,007.4% volatile
84 Oman 1.62 % change on previous year 2023 down 88.9% volatile
85 Zimbabwe 1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 21.3% volatile
86 Jordan 1.5 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.0% volatile
87 India 1.46 % change on previous year 2023 up 408.3% volatile
88 Indonesia 1.46 % change on previous year 2023 up 136.0% volatile
89 Cabo Verde 1.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 39.5% volatile
90 Central African Republic 1.43 % change on previous year 2023 up 90.2% volatile
91 Malta 1.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 440.2% volatile
92 Brazil 1.37 % change on previous year 2023 down 63.0% volatile
93 Vanuatu 1.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.8% volatile
94 Seychelles 1.27 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.9% volatile
95 Algeria 1.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.2% volatile
96 Trinidad and Tobago 1.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.4% volatile
97 Cameroon 1.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 80.4% volatile
98 Kuwait 1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.7% volatile
99 United Arab Emirates 1.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 83.3% volatile
100 Tonga 0.9709 % change on previous year 2023 down 23.7% volatile
101 Guinea-Bissau 0.9486 % change on previous year 2023 down 70.8% volatile
102 Tajikistan 0.8418 % change on previous year 2023 down 84.8% volatile
103 United States 0.7382 % change on previous year 2023 down 47.1% volatile
104 Bulgaria 0.6968 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.6% volatile
105 Saint Lucia 0.6452 % change on previous year 2023 up 110.0% volatile
106 Bahamas 0.597 % change on previous year 2023 up 107.9% volatile
107 China, mainland 0.5369 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.0% volatile
108 China 0.5268 % change on previous year 2023 up 87.4% volatile
109 Bangladesh 0.4872 % change on previous year 2023 down 4.1% volatile
110 Italy 0.4744 % change on previous year 2023 up 217.5% volatile
111 Sudan 0.4514 % change on previous year 2023 down 81.8% volatile
112 Honduras 0.4013 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.7% volatile
113 Mauritania 0.3895 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.4% volatile
114 Djibouti 0.3833 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
115 Slovakia 0.3613 % change on previous year 2023 down 87.7% volatile
116 Colombia 0.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 109.7% volatile
117 Comoros 0.3509 % change on previous year 2023 up 285.6% volatile
118 Equatorial Guinea 0.346 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.3% volatile
119 Vietnam 0.3248 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.1% volatile
119 Viet Nam 0.3248 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.1% volatile
121 Rwanda 0.2346 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.5% volatile
122 France 0.2307 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.8% volatile
123 Haiti 0.1649 % change on previous year 2023 down 76.4% volatile
124 Turkmenistan 0.1616 % change on previous year 2023 down 99.2% volatile
125 Greenland 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
125 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
125 Palau 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
125 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 Martinique 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 Reunion 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% volatile
125 Réunion 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 Nauru 0 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
136 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -0.0128 % change on previous year 2023 up 99.5% volatile
137 Angola -0.0734 % change on previous year 2023 down 101.1% volatile
138 Jamaica -0.1234 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.2% volatile
139 Caribbean -0.1308 % change on previous year 2023 down 109.2% volatile
140 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.3004 % change on previous year 2023 up 56.2% volatile
141 Somalia -0.3267 % change on previous year 2023 down 354.1% volatile
142 Kyrgyzstan -0.3613 % change on previous year 2023 down 106.3% volatile
143 Eritrea -0.3708 % change on previous year 2023 down 148.7% volatile
144 Grenada -0.4098 % change on previous year 2023 down 111.0% volatile
145 North Macedonia -0.4227 % change on previous year 2023 down 107.1% volatile
146 Solomon Islands -0.551 % change on previous year 2023 down 112.8% volatile
147 Japan -0.5623 % change on previous year 2023 down 116.7% volatile
148 Yemen -0.7012 % change on previous year 2023 down 117.4% volatile
149 Uganda -0.7374 % change on previous year 2023 down 147.0% volatile
150 Nigeria -0.7638 % change on previous year 2023 down 126.5% volatile
151 Barbados -0.7926 % change on previous year 2023 down 144.5% volatile
152 East Timor -0.8227 % change on previous year 2023 down 139.6% volatile
152 Timor-Leste -0.8227 % change on previous year 2023 down 139.6% volatile
154 Uruguay -0.8483 % change on previous year 2023 down 134.5% volatile
155 New Caledonia -0.85 % change on previous year 2023 down 116.0% volatile
156 Austria -0.8535 % change on previous year 2023 down 122.4% volatile
157 Brunei -0.9419 % change on previous year 2023 down 112.6% volatile
157 Brunei Darussalam -0.9419 % change on previous year 2023 down 112.6% volatile
159 Morocco -1.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 108.7% volatile
160 Samoa -1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 142.4% volatile
161 Egypt -1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 365.2% volatile
162 Melanesia -1.13 % change on previous year 2023 down 246.0% volatile
163 Liberia -1.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 170.1% volatile
164 Israel -1.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 169.1% volatile
165 Eswatini -1.43 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.7% volatile
166 China, Taiwan Province of -1.49 % change on previous year 2023 up 59.4% volatile
167 Dominica -1.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 116.2% volatile
168 Lithuania -1.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 8,458.7% volatile
169 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -1.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 16.8% volatile
170 Hungary -1.88 % change on previous year 2023 down 116.4% volatile
171 United Kingdom -2.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 422.7% volatile
171 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -2.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 422.7% volatile
173 Myanmar -2.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 132.0% volatile
174 Bahrain -2.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 138.7% volatile
175 Guinea -2.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 144.6% volatile
176 Russia -2.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 137.1% volatile
176 Russian Federation -2.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 137.1% volatile
178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.38 % change on previous year 2023 up 70.9% volatile
179 Croatia -2.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 83.3% volatile
180 Polynesia -2.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 271.2% volatile
181 Gabon -2.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 216.3% volatile
182 Mauritius -3.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 77.2% volatile
183 Congo -3.28 % change on previous year 2023 down 927.2% volatile
184 Saudi Arabia -3.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 12.3% volatile
185 Belgium -3.61 % change on previous year 2023 down 2,899.7% volatile
186 Palestine -3.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 335.4% volatile
186 Palestine -3.64 % change on previous year 2023 down 335.4% volatile
188 Burundi -3.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 118.8% volatile
189 Spain -3.88 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.5% volatile
190 Antigua and Barbuda -4 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
191 Sudan (former) -4.05 % change on previous year 2011 down 177.2% volatile
192 Cuba -4.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 238.4% volatile
193 Niger -4.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 201.7% volatile
194 New Zealand -4.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 2,654.8% volatile
195 Slovenia -4.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 628.2% volatile
196 Peru -4.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,355.4% volatile
197 Republic of Korea -4.41 % change on previous year 2023 down 151.6% volatile
198 Serbia -4.46 % change on previous year 2023 down 488.9% volatile
199 Kazakhstan -4.55 % change on previous year 2023 down 396.0% volatile
200 Senegal -4.77 % change on previous year 2023 down 291.9% volatile
201 Georgia -5.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 193.6% volatile
202 South Africa -5.02 % change on previous year 2023 down 138.3% volatile
203 Sweden -5.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 254.4% volatile
204 Norway -5.33 % change on previous year 2023 down 15,099.3% volatile
205 Latvia -6.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 323.3% volatile
206 Denmark -6.23 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.5% volatile
207 Bhutan -6.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 269.7% volatile
208 Botswana -6.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 89.4% volatile
209 Mongolia -6.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 159.4% volatile
210 Armenia -7.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 204.9% volatile
211 Czechoslovakia -7.98 % change on previous year 1992 down 413.0% volatile
212 Philippines -8.1 % change on previous year 2023 down 281.7% volatile
213 Serbia and Montenegro -8.13 % change on previous year 2005 down 140.6% volatile
214 USSR -8.14 % change on previous year 1991 down 831.1% volatile
215 Ireland -8.63 % change on previous year 2023 down 577.6% volatile
216 Papua New Guinea -9 % change on previous year 2023 down 59,089.3% volatile
217 Ukraine -9.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 163.7% volatile
218 Estonia -9.52 % change on previous year 2023 down 663.9% volatile
219 Tunisia -10.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.2% volatile
220 Iceland -10.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.3% volatile
221 Yugoslav SFR -10.81 % change on previous year 1991 down 324.8% volatile
222 Argentina -11.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 391.2% volatile
223 French Polynesia -12.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 3,345.5% volatile
224 Ecuador -14.26 % change on previous year 2023 down 787.6% volatile
225 Nepal -15.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 339.5% volatile
226 Czechia -17.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,923.6% volatile
227 Cyprus -18.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 69.8% volatile
228 Bosnia and Herzegovina -24.71 % change on previous year 2023 down 275.4% volatile
229 Tokelau -25 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
230 Lesotho -29.77 % change on previous year 2023 down 831.3% volatile
231 Bermuda -37.5 % change on previous year 2021 down 200.0% volatile
232 Aruba -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged volatile
232 Guadeloupe -100 % change on previous year 2007 down 5,448.1% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 14,873 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.