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Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) by country

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Countries reporting
201
Highest
1,150 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Guadeloupe
Median
4.83 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,507

What the numbers show

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 1,150 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Guadeloupe.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.83 kt, and the mean is 35.06 kt.

Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Palau (down 83.3%).

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 1,150 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
2 China, People's Republic of 750.36 kt 2023 down 7.6% rising
3 China, mainland 746.52 kt 2023 down 7.6% rising
4 India 625.18 kt 2023 up 17.7% rising
5 Brazil 489.1 kt 2023 up 24.2% rising
6 USSR 318.43 kt 1991 down 3.2% rising
7 Pakistan 168.52 kt 2023 up 32.4% volatile
8 Australia and New Zealand 156.05 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
9 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 130.86 kt 2023 up 37.4% rising
10 Australia 124 kt 2023 up 18.1% rising
11 Indonesia 116.75 kt 2023 up 25.3% volatile
12 Argentina 111.23 kt 2023 up 8.3% rising
13 Mexico 93.42 kt 2023 up 6.3% rising
14 Russian Federation 92.01 kt 2023 up 34.8% falling
15 Sudan (former) 82.15 kt 2011 up 8.3% volatile
16 Canada 77.26 kt 2023 up 12.0% rising
17 Chad 77.11 kt 2023 up 79.4% volatile
18 Nigeria 71.29 kt 2023 up 13.8% volatile
19 Sudan 66.31 kt 2023 up 3.2% rising
20 France 61.3 kt 2023 down 14.9% rising
21 Bangladesh 60.04 kt 2023 up 19.3% rising
22 Thailand 58.48 kt 2023 up 35.3% rising
23 Ethiopia PDR 54.72 kt 1992 up 15.9% rising
24 Colombia 51.21 kt 2023 up 28.6% rising
25 Kenya 49.07 kt 2023 up 24.1% rising
26 Germany 40.81 kt 2023 down 25.1% falling
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.72 kt 2023 down 4.9% flat
28 Egypt 35.05 kt 2023 down 7.5% rising
29 Mali 34.85 kt 2023 up 47.6% volatile
30 Uzbekistan, Republic of 34.55 kt 2023 up 38.7% rising
31 Niger 33.31 kt 2023 up 46.2% volatile
32 South Africa 32.95 kt 2023 down 4.8% rising
33 New Zealand 32.06 kt 2023 down 9.3% rising
34 Poland 31.95 kt 2023 up 9.4% falling
35 Ukraine 31.16 kt 2023 down 12.7% rising
36 South Sudan 28.89 kt 2023 up 16.7% rising
37 Spain 28.78 kt 2023 down 17.1% rising
38 Uganda 28.24 kt 2023 up 21.6% volatile
39 Philippines 23.97 kt 2023 up 12.6% rising
40 Paraguay 23 kt 2023 up 3.8% rising
41 Italy 21.52 kt 2023 down 9.9% falling
41 Cook Islands 0.0039 kt 2023 down 22.0% rising
42 Burkina Faso 21.4 kt 2023 up 9.4% volatile
42 Niue 0.0006 kt 2023 up 20.0% volatile
43 Myanmar 21.02 kt 2023 down 28.6% rising
43 Tokelau 0.0003 kt 2023 up 200.0% volatile
44 Uruguay 20.91 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
45 Mongolia 20.11 kt 2023 up 53.7% rising
46 Peru 19.52 kt 2023 up 1.1% rising
47 Morocco 18.21 kt 2023 down 2.7% rising
48 Kazakhstan, Republic of 17.51 kt 2023 up 15.9% rising
49 Yugoslav SFR 16.82 kt 1991 down 17.5% rising
50 Romania 16.54 kt 2023 up 10.0% falling
51 Somalia 15.29 kt 2023 down 3.8% rising
52 Guinea 15.12 kt 2023 up 57.3% volatile
53 Algeria 14.88 kt 2023 up 11.7% rising
54 Turkmenistan 14.69 kt 2023 up 25.2% rising
55 Japan 14.31 kt 2023 down 4.0% falling
56 Saudi Arabia 13.76 kt 2023 up 58.5% volatile
57 Belarus, Republic of 13.75 kt 2023 down 6.0% rising
58 Madagascar 13.31 kt 2023 down 13.9% rising
59 Malawi 13.14 kt 2023 up 139.8% volatile
60 Ireland 12.72 kt 2023 down 10.9% rising
61 Cameroon 12.18 kt 2023 up 6.0% rising
62 Zambia 12.13 kt 2023 up 33.1% rising
63 Czechoslovakia 11.67 kt 1992 down 35.4% rising
64 Zimbabwe 11.55 kt 2023 up 6.9% rising
65 Nepal 11.4 kt 2023 down 4.7% rising
66 Malaysia 10.7 kt 2023 down 17.6% volatile
67 Senegal 10.69 kt 2023 up 23.2% rising
68 Chile 10.65 kt 2023 down 11.8% rising
69 Afghanistan 10.51 kt 2023 down 3.6% rising
70 Iraq 10.48 kt 2023 up 0.5% rising
71 Angola 10.35 kt 2023 up 16.1% rising
72 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.18 kt 2023 down 7.7% falling
73 Republic of Korea 10.12 kt 2023 up 5.6% rising
74 Guatemala 9.88 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
75 Ghana 9.86 kt 2023 up 53.9% volatile
76 Nicaragua 8.75 kt 2023 up 23.6% rising
77 Yemen, Republic of 8.67 kt 2023 up 2.4% rising
78 Ecuador 8.45 kt 2023 down 27.3% rising
79 Serbia and Montenegro 8.42 kt 2005 up 11.6% rising
80 Hungary 8.28 kt 2023 down 11.1% falling
81 Cambodia 8.25 kt 2023 up 28.6% rising
82 Bulgaria 8.12 kt 2023 up 10.5% falling
83 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.08 kt 1999 up 0.6% rising
84 Central African Republic 8.01 kt 2023 up 12.0% volatile
85 Dominican Republic 7.76 kt 2023 up 19.9% rising
86 Mauritania 7.76 kt 2023 up 11.3% rising
87 Denmark 7.69 kt 2023 down 4.4% falling
88 Azerbaijan, Republic of 7.69 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
89 Serbia 7.13 kt 2023 down 20.2% falling
90 Benin 6.82 kt 2023 up 59.7% volatile
91 Czechia 6.75 kt 2023 down 17.6% rising
92 Greece 6.68 kt 2023 down 19.0% falling
93 Mozambique, Republic of 6.26 kt 2023 up 30.7% rising
94 Honduras 6.18 kt 2023 up 12.9% rising
95 Cuba 6.08 kt 2023 down 25.4% falling
96 Namibia 5.92 kt 2023 up 33.8% rising
97 Tunisia 5.66 kt 2023 down 0.2% rising
98 Belgium 5.66 kt 2023 down 18.0% flat
99 Sweden 5.39 kt 2023 down 3.1% falling
100 Tajikistan, Republic of 5.13 kt 2023 up 51.3% rising
101 Austria 4.83 kt 2023 down 8.6% falling
102 Costa Rica 4.66 kt 2023 up 30.8% rising
103 Eritrea 4.25 kt 2023 up 4.1% rising
104 Portugal 3.98 kt 2023 down 13.1% falling
105 Lithuania 3.94 kt 2023 down 9.1% rising
106 Togo 3.93 kt 2023 up 53.7% volatile
107 Finland 3.93 kt 2023 down 7.6% falling
108 Kyrgyz Republic 3.89 kt 2023 up 11.5% rising
109 Sri Lanka 3.79 kt 2023 down 4.4% rising
110 China, Taiwan Province of 3.78 kt 2023 down 13.5% volatile
111 Norway 3.53 kt 2023 up 3.4% rising
112 Burundi 3.51 kt 2023 up 66.3% volatile
113 Haiti 3.28 kt 2023 up 0.2% rising
114 Libya 3.21 kt 2023 down 4.5% rising
115 Rwanda 3.12 kt 2023 up 3.2% rising
116 Panama 3.04 kt 2023 up 1.3% rising
117 Slovakia 3.03 kt 2023 down 1.8% rising
118 Switzerland 2.9 kt 2023 down 7.1% falling
119 Croatia 2.65 kt 2023 up 1.4% falling
120 Georgia 2.56 kt 2023 down 9.2% falling
121 Sierra Leone 2.42 kt 2023 up 13.3% volatile
122 Latvia 2.31 kt 2023 up 12.5% rising
123 Israel 2.23 kt 2023 down 3.0% rising
124 El Salvador 2.01 kt 2023 down 25.3% flat
125 United Arab Emirates 1.9 kt 2023 up 12.9% volatile
126 Botswana 1.89 kt 2023 down 45.3% flat
127 Jordan 1.89 kt 2023 up 27.6% rising
128 Oman 1.87 kt 2023 up 20.4% volatile
129 Guinea-Bissau 1.49 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
130 Albania 1.46 kt 2023 down 30.3% rising
131 Armenia 1.39 kt 2023 down 41.6% rising
132 Lebanon 1.35 kt 2023 up 1.6% rising
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.32 kt 2023 down 49.1% rising
134 Estonia 1.17 kt 2023 up 7.3% rising
135 Lesotho 1.15 kt 2023 down 17.4% rising
136 Slovenia 1.06 kt 2023 down 3.7% falling
137 Eswatini 0.9788 kt 2023 down 9.9% rising
138 Kuwait 0.9256 kt 2023 up 31.5% volatile
139 Guyana 0.8258 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
140 Papua New Guinea 0.8054 kt 2023 up 22.9% rising
141 North Macedonia 0.7539 kt 2023 down 21.0% falling
142 Qatar 0.7133 kt 2023 up 128.1% volatile
143 Gambia 0.6723 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
144 Djibouti 0.6547 kt 2023 up 3.5% rising
145 Congo, Republic of 0.5889 kt 2023 up 1.3% volatile
146 Jamaica 0.5666 kt 2023 down 3.5% flat
147 Liberia 0.5126 kt 2023 up 2.6% rising
148 Belize 0.456 kt 2023 up 12.2% volatile
149 Fiji 0.4481 kt 2023 down 40.2% rising
150 Palestine, State of 0.447 kt 2023 up 3.2% rising
151 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4187 kt 2023 down 7.2% rising
152 Luxembourg 0.375 kt 2023 down 18.7% rising
153 Puerto Rico 0.3678 kt 2023 down 20.6% falling
154 Suriname 0.3655 kt 2023 up 36.2% rising
155 Cyprus 0.3565 kt 2023 down 20.3% rising
156 Iceland 0.3467 kt 2023 down 6.2% falling
157 Gabon 0.3086 kt 2023 up 34.2% volatile
158 Mauritius 0.2756 kt 2023 down 7.3% rising
159 Bhutan 0.1958 kt 2023 down 10.6% rising
160 Brunei Darussalam 0.1893 kt 2023 up 9.7% volatile
161 Vanuatu 0.1788 kt 2023 down 46.1% rising
162 Montenegro 0.1773 kt 2023 down 14.6% falling
163 New Caledonia 0.1633 kt 2023 down 11.2% falling
164 Comoros 0.1144 kt 2023 up 4.0% flat
165 Samoa 0.086 kt 2023 down 21.2% rising
166 Barbados 0.0751 kt 2023 down 6.1% falling
167 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0562 kt 2023 up 33.8% falling
168 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.0504 kt 2023 down 48.3% volatile
169 Tonga 0.0416 kt 2023 up 4.5% rising
170 Solomon Islands 0.0361 kt 2023 down 7.2% rising
171 Singapore 0.0359 kt 2023 down 8.2% volatile
172 Malta 0.0357 kt 2023 down 25.2% rising
173 Bahamas 0.0337 kt 2023 down 14.2% rising
174 St. Lucia 0.0312 kt 2023 up 7.2% falling
175 French Polynesia 0.0291 kt 2023 up 4.7% rising
176 Equatorial Guinea 0.029 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
177 Dominica 0.0252 kt 2023 down 14.9% rising
178 Grenada 0.0243 kt 2023 up 24.6% rising
179 Faroe Islands 0.0212 kt 2023 down 10.2% rising
180 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.0198 kt 2023 up 19.3% rising
181 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0168 kt 2023 down 13.8% rising
182 French Guiana 0.0167 kt 2023 up 30.5% volatile
183 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0123 kt 2023 down 15.8% volatile
184 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.0088 kt 2023 up 25.7% falling
185 Seychelles 0.008 kt 2023 up 66.7% rising
186 China, Macao SAR 0.0071 kt 2023 up 12.7% rising
187 Réunion 0.0061 kt 2023 up 1.7% volatile
188 Kiribati 0.0056 kt 2023 down 3.4% rising
189 Martinique 0.0052 kt 2023 down 1.9% volatile
190 Maldives 0.0037 kt 2023 down 7.5% volatile
191 Tuvalu 0.0018 kt 2023 unchanged rising
192 Greenland 0.0004 kt 2023 up 33.3% volatile
193 Naoero 0.0003 kt 2023 unchanged rising
194 Bermuda 0.0002 kt 2023 down 75.0% volatile
195 Palau 0.0001 kt 2023 down 83.3% volatile
196 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0 kt 2023 — volatile
196 Marshall Islands 0 kt 2018 — flat
196 Guadeloupe 0 kt 2023 — volatile

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

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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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