Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Germany

Germany: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 40.81 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40.81 kt
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
26th
of 201 countries
All-time high
75.13 kt
in 1988
All-time low
39.02 kt
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Germany, 1961–2023

020406080196119922023

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 40.81 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Germany peaked at 75.13 kt in 1988 and was at its lowest, 39.02 kt, in 2022.

Germany ranks 26th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Germany, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 44.31 kt
1962 47.85 kt +8.0%
1963 47.69 kt -0.3%
1964 49.13 kt +3.0%
1965 51.54 kt +4.9%
1966 52.69 kt +2.2%
1967 54.27 kt +3.0%
1968 56.19 kt +3.5%
1969 58.02 kt +3.3%
1970 59.09 kt +1.8%
1971 60.77 kt +2.8%
1972 62.63 kt +3.1%
1973 61.92 kt -1.1%
1974 64.76 kt +4.6%
1975 64.93 kt +0.3%
1976 67.19 kt +3.5%
1977 68.07 kt +1.3%
1978 69.82 kt +2.6%
1979 71.26 kt +2.1%
1980 72.66 kt +2.0%
1981 69.21 kt -4.7%
1982 71.14 kt +2.8%
1983 69.38 kt -2.5%
1984 72.1 kt +3.9%
1985 74.43 kt +3.2%
1986 74.28 kt -0.2%
1987 74.84 kt +0.8%
1988 75.13 kt +0.4%
1989 72.13 kt -4.0%
1990 64.37 kt -10.8%
1991 61.45 kt -4.5%
1992 57.05 kt -7.2%
1993 55.2 kt -3.2%
1994 57.75 kt +4.6%
1995 57.95 kt +0.4%
1996 57.92 kt -0.1%
1997 58.77 kt +1.5%
1998 59.84 kt +1.8%
1999 61.38 kt +2.6%
2000 58.47 kt -4.7%
2001 58.09 kt -0.7%
2002 56.72 kt -2.4%
2003 56.24 kt -0.8%
2004 56.77 kt +0.9%
2005 56.05 kt -1.3%
2006 52.39 kt -6.5%
2007 55.26 kt +5.5%
2008 53.06 kt -4.0%
2009 53.23 kt +0.3%
2010 55.42 kt +4.1%
2011 52.66 kt -5.0%
2012 53.24 kt +1.1%
2013 54.47 kt +2.3%
2014 57.33 kt +5.3%
2015 55.09 kt -3.9%
2016 53.59 kt -2.7%
2017 50.94 kt -5.0%
2018 45.02 kt -11.6%
2019 46.18 kt +2.6%
2020 45.69 kt -1.1%
2021 40.54 kt -11.3%
2022 39.02 kt -3.7%
2023 40.81 kt +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.3 kt 44.31 kt 58.02 kt 9
1970s 65.05 kt 59.09 kt 71.26 kt 10
1980s 72.53 kt 69.21 kt 75.13 kt 10
1990s 59.17 kt 55.2 kt 64.37 kt 10
2000s 55.63 kt 52.39 kt 58.47 kt 10
2010s 52.39 kt 45.02 kt 57.33 kt 10
2020s 41.52 kt 39.02 kt 45.69 kt 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 23 Ethiopia PDR 54.72 kt compare
  2. 24 Colombia 51.21 kt compare
  3. 25 Kenya 49.07 kt compare
  4. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.72 kt compare
  5. 28 Egypt 35.05 kt compare
  6. 29 Mali 34.85 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Germany?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Germany was 40.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 75.13 kt in 1988.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 39.02 kt in 2022.
How does Germany rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Germany ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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