Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Italy

Italy: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 21.52 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.52 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 201 countries
All-time high
35.92 kt
in 1987
All-time low
21.41 kt
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Italy, 1961–2023

010203040196119922023

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 21.52 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Italy peaked at 35.92 kt in 1987 and was at its lowest, 21.41 kt, in 2022.

Italy ranks 41st 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Italy, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 23.45 kt
1962 23.77 kt +1.4%
1963 23.13 kt -2.7%
1964 23.18 kt +0.2%
1965 24.88 kt +7.4%
1966 25.23 kt +1.4%
1967 25.6 kt +1.4%
1968 26.27 kt +2.6%
1969 27.58 kt +5.0%
1970 28.12 kt +1.9%
1971 27.61 kt -1.8%
1972 28.32 kt +2.6%
1973 28.25 kt -0.2%
1974 28.06 kt -0.7%
1975 28.68 kt +2.2%
1976 28.52 kt -0.6%
1977 30.28 kt +6.2%
1978 34.4 kt +13.6%
1979 35.61 kt +3.5%
1980 34.27 kt -3.8%
1981 34.04 kt -0.7%
1982 33.77 kt -0.8%
1983 33.42 kt -1.0%
1984 35.67 kt +6.7%
1985 35.9 kt +0.6%
1986 35.28 kt -1.7%
1987 35.92 kt +1.8%
1988 33.83 kt -5.8%
1989 32.26 kt -4.7%
1990 33.13 kt +2.7%
1991 32.68 kt -1.4%
1992 32.46 kt -0.7%
1993 31.8 kt -2.0%
1994 31.01 kt -2.5%
1995 30.59 kt -1.4%
1996 31.11 kt +1.7%
1997 30.27 kt -2.7%
1998 30.39 kt +0.4%
1999 30.62 kt +0.8%
2000 30 kt -2.0%
2001 26.87 kt -10.4%
2002 29.14 kt +8.5%
2003 28.31 kt -2.9%
2004 29.41 kt +3.9%
2005 27.82 kt -5.4%
2006 27.55 kt -1.0%
2007 27.75 kt +0.7%
2008 26.03 kt -6.2%
2009 22.89 kt -12.1%
2010 22.77 kt -0.5%
2011 22.86 kt +0.4%
2012 23.98 kt +4.9%
2013 23.88 kt -0.4%
2014 23.51 kt -1.5%
2015 23.9 kt +1.6%
2016 24.16 kt +1.1%
2017 23.79 kt -1.5%
2018 22.5 kt -5.4%
2019 22.49 kt -0.0%
2020 23.58 kt +4.8%
2021 21.94 kt -6.9%
2022 21.41 kt -2.4%
2023 21.52 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.79 kt 23.13 kt 27.58 kt 9
1970s 29.79 kt 27.61 kt 35.61 kt 10
1980s 34.44 kt 32.26 kt 35.92 kt 10
1990s 31.41 kt 30.27 kt 33.13 kt 10
2000s 27.58 kt 22.89 kt 30 kt 10
2010s 23.39 kt 22.49 kt 24.16 kt 10
2020s 22.11 kt 21.41 kt 23.58 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 38 Uganda 28.24 kt compare
  2. 39 Philippines 23.97 kt compare
  3. 40 Paraguay 23 kt compare
  4. 42 Burkina Faso 21.4 kt compare
  5. 43 Myanmar 21.02 kt compare
  6. 44 Uruguay 20.91 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Italy?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Italy was 21.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 35.92 kt in 1987.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 21.41 kt in 2022.
How does Italy rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Italy ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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