Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Europe

Europe: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 494.23 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
494.23 kt
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
909.11 kt
in 1986
All-time low
470.85 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Europe, 1961–2023

02004006008001.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in Europe is 494.23 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Europe peaked at 909.11 kt in 1986 and was at its lowest, 470.85 kt, in 1961.

Europe ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 470.85 kt
1962 490.71 kt +4.2%
1963 496.52 kt +1.2%
1964 509.4 kt +2.6%
1965 526.71 kt +3.4%
1966 561.04 kt +6.5%
1967 586.01 kt +4.5%
1968 608.9 kt +3.9%
1969 617.07 kt +1.3%
1970 638.35 kt +3.4%
1971 668.87 kt +4.8%
1972 685.97 kt +2.6%
1973 720.77 kt +5.1%
1974 735.54 kt +2.0%
1975 753.31 kt +2.4%
1976 765.17 kt +1.6%
1977 773.08 kt +1.0%
1978 807.45 kt +4.4%
1979 806.46 kt -0.1%
1980 821.25 kt +1.8%
1981 816.72 kt -0.6%
1982 844.6 kt +3.4%
1983 868.05 kt +2.8%
1984 882.08 kt +1.6%
1985 894.94 kt +1.5%
1986 909.11 kt +1.6%
1987 907.47 kt -0.2%
1988 904.93 kt -0.3%
1989 878 kt -3.0%
1990 829.11 kt -5.6%
1991 771.54 kt -6.9%
1992 639.98 kt -17.1%
1993 612.33 kt -4.3%
1994 584.43 kt -4.6%
1995 566.03 kt -3.1%
1996 567.1 kt +0.2%
1997 561.64 kt -1.0%
1998 540.29 kt -3.8%
1999 533.07 kt -1.3%
2000 519.62 kt -2.5%
2001 523.05 kt +0.7%
2002 517.88 kt -1.0%
2003 506.98 kt -2.1%
2004 517.27 kt +2.0%
2005 501.18 kt -3.1%
2006 495.76 kt -1.1%
2007 509.09 kt +2.7%
2008 516.45 kt +1.4%
2009 498.1 kt -3.6%
2010 497.19 kt -0.2%
2011 506.23 kt +1.8%
2012 501.45 kt -0.9%
2013 518.8 kt +3.5%
2014 528.3 kt +1.8%
2015 530.62 kt +0.4%
2016 535.62 kt +0.9%
2017 545.67 kt +1.9%
2018 521.97 kt -4.3%
2019 528.88 kt +1.3%
2020 537.71 kt +1.7%
2021 529.04 kt -1.6%
2022 500.68 kt -5.4%
2023 494.23 kt -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 540.8 kt 470.85 kt 617.07 kt 9
1970s 735.5 kt 638.35 kt 807.45 kt 10
1980s 872.71 kt 816.72 kt 909.11 kt 10
1990s 620.55 kt 533.07 kt 829.11 kt 10
2000s 510.54 kt 495.76 kt 523.05 kt 10
2010s 521.47 kt 497.19 kt 545.67 kt 10
2020s 515.41 kt 494.23 kt 537.71 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 10 Australia 124 kt compare
  2. 11 Indonesia 116.75 kt compare
  3. 12 Argentina 111.23 kt compare
  4. 13 Mexico 93.42 kt compare
  5. 14 Russian Federation 92.01 kt compare
  6. 15 Sudan (former) 82.15 kt compare
  7. 16 Canada 77.26 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Europe?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Europe was 494.23 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 909.11 kt in 1986.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 470.85 kt in 1961.
How does Europe rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Europe ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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