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Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 78.77 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
78.77 kt
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
26th
of 32 groups
All-time high
99.44 kt
in 1996
All-time low
60.7 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

020406080100196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 78.77 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 99.44 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 60.7 kt, in 1961.

That places Northern Europe 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Northern Europe, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 60.7 kt —
1962 61.75 kt +1.7%
1963 62.47 kt +1.2%
1964 63.81 kt +2.1%
1965 66.89 kt +4.8%
1966 68.78 kt +2.8%
1967 72.11 kt +4.8%
1968 71.33 kt -1.1%
1969 69.65 kt -2.4%
1970 72.37 kt +3.9%
1971 76 kt +5.0%
1972 75.56 kt -0.6%
1973 80.26 kt +6.2%
1974 81.96 kt +2.1%
1975 82.97 kt +1.2%
1976 82.85 kt -0.1%
1977 84.05 kt +1.4%
1978 86.11 kt +2.5%
1979 88.05 kt +2.3%
1980 86.88 kt -1.3%
1981 88.34 kt +1.7%
1982 93.12 kt +5.4%
1983 94.55 kt +1.5%
1984 95.21 kt +0.7%
1985 93.1 kt -2.2%
1986 97.94 kt +5.2%
1987 94.1 kt -3.9%
1988 93.93 kt -0.2%
1989 97.37 kt +3.7%
1990 96.73 kt -0.7%
1991 92.02 kt -4.9%
1992 98.82 kt +7.4%
1993 97.91 kt -0.9%
1994 98.34 kt +0.4%
1995 96.5 kt -1.9%
1996 99.44 kt +3.1%
1997 98.13 kt -1.3%
1998 97.11 kt -1.0%
1999 95.44 kt -1.7%
2000 92.07 kt -3.5%
2001 89.55 kt -2.7%
2002 89.34 kt -0.2%
2003 88.61 kt -0.8%
2004 87.6 kt -1.1%
2005 85.67 kt -2.2%
2006 83.54 kt -2.5%
2007 83.19 kt -0.4%
2008 84.77 kt +1.9%
2009 81.87 kt -3.4%
2010 81.78 kt -0.1%
2011 82.06 kt +0.3%
2012 82.97 kt +1.1%
2013 83.06 kt +0.1%
2014 86.9 kt +4.6%
2015 87.88 kt +1.1%
2016 87.19 kt -0.8%
2017 89.01 kt +2.1%
2018 85.14 kt -4.4%
2019 87.39 kt +2.7%
2020 85.59 kt -2.1%
2021 86.18 kt +0.7%
2022 81.74 kt -5.2%
2023 78.77 kt -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 66.39 kt 60.7 kt 72.11 kt 9
1970s 81.02 kt 72.37 kt 88.05 kt 10
1980s 93.46 kt 86.88 kt 97.94 kt 10
1990s 97.05 kt 92.02 kt 99.44 kt 10
2000s 86.62 kt 81.87 kt 92.07 kt 10
2010s 85.34 kt 81.78 kt 89.01 kt 10
2020s 83.07 kt 78.77 kt 86.18 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 23 Ethiopia PDR 54.72 kt compare
  2. 24 Colombia 51.21 kt compare
  3. 25 Kenya 49.07 kt compare
  4. 26 Germany 40.81 kt compare
  5. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.72 kt compare
  6. 28 Egypt 35.05 kt compare
  7. 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 Northern Europe?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Northern Europe was 78.77 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 99.44 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 60.7 kt in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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