Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Asia

Asia: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 2,239 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,239 kt
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
1st
of 20 groups
All-time high
2,239 kt
in 2023
All-time low
484.22 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Asia, 1961–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 2,239 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Asia peaked at 2,239 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 484.22 kt, in 1961.

That places Asia 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 484.22 kt
1962 493.85 kt +2.0%
1963 506.83 kt +2.6%
1964 527.2 kt +4.0%
1965 545.11 kt +3.4%
1966 579.23 kt +6.3%
1967 587.43 kt +1.4%
1968 609.03 kt +3.7%
1969 625.42 kt +2.7%
1970 645.86 kt +3.3%
1971 661.64 kt +2.4%
1972 680.42 kt +2.8%
1973 702.61 kt +3.3%
1974 695.72 kt -1.0%
1975 746.33 kt +7.3%
1976 751.83 kt +0.7%
1977 808.62 kt +7.6%
1978 875.23 kt +8.2%
1979 912.31 kt +4.2%
1980 950.92 kt +4.2%
1981 966.77 kt +1.7%
1982 997.43 kt +3.2%
1983 1,061 kt +6.4%
1984 1,107 kt +4.3%
1985 1,099 kt -0.7%
1986 1,136 kt +3.4%
1987 1,191 kt +4.8%
1988 1,264 kt +6.1%
1989 1,298 kt +2.7%
1990 1,334 kt +2.8%
1991 1,355 kt +1.6%
1992 1,467 kt +8.3%
1993 1,447 kt -1.4%
1994 1,485 kt +2.6%
1995 1,591 kt +7.1%
1996 1,666 kt +4.7%
1997 1,614 kt -3.1%
1998 1,637 kt +1.4%
1999 1,680 kt +2.6%
2000 1,644 kt -2.2%
2001 1,648 kt +0.3%
2002 1,687 kt +2.3%
2003 1,710 kt +1.4%
2004 1,765 kt +3.2%
2005 1,814 kt +2.8%
2006 1,862 kt +2.6%
2007 1,897 kt +1.9%
2008 1,923 kt +1.3%
2009 1,981 kt +3.0%
2010 2,003 kt +1.1%
2011 2,031 kt +1.4%
2012 2,043 kt +0.6%
2013 2,069 kt +1.3%
2014 2,082 kt +0.6%
2015 2,102 kt +1.0%
2016 2,115 kt +0.6%
2017 2,137 kt +1.0%
2018 2,123 kt -0.7%
2019 2,127 kt +0.2%
2020 2,198 kt +3.3%
2021 2,191 kt -0.3%
2022 2,202 kt +0.5%
2023 2,239 kt +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 550.92 kt 484.22 kt 625.42 kt 9
1970s 748.06 kt 645.86 kt 912.31 kt 10
1980s 1,107 kt 950.92 kt 1,298 kt 10
1990s 1,528 kt 1,334 kt 1,680 kt 10
2000s 1,793 kt 1,644 kt 1,981 kt 10
2010s 2,083 kt 2,003 kt 2,137 kt 10
2020s 2,207 kt 2,191 kt 2,239 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 1,150 kt compare
  2. 2 China 750.36 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 746.52 kt compare
  4. 4 India 625.18 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Asia?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Asia was 2,239 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2,239 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 484.22 kt in 1961.
How does Asia rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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