Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in World
World: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 5,205 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — direct emissions in World stood at 5,205 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in World peaked at 5,205 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,842 kt, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 32 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,842 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1,899 kt | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1,945 kt | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 2,007 kt | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 2,079 kt | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 2,172 kt | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 2,247 kt | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2,318 kt | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2,365 kt | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 2,435 kt | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 2,513 kt | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2,575 kt | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2,660 kt | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 2,692 kt | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2,816 kt | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2,871 kt | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 2,944 kt | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3,049 kt | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3,107 kt | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3,197 kt | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3,231 kt | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3,279 kt | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3,356 kt | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3,456 kt | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3,471 kt | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3,527 kt | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 3,579 kt | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3,656 kt | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3,704 kt | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3,713 kt | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3,674 kt | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,679 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,642 kt | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3,688 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3,781 kt | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 3,891 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,855 kt | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,878 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3,934 kt | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3,892 kt | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 3,926 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,991 kt | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4,068 kt | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,175 kt | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4,221 kt | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,288 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4,382 kt | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4,413 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,464 kt | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4,538 kt | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,630 kt | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,657 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,744 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,795 kt | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4,811 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,876 kt | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,955 kt | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4,937 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,971 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,135 kt | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 5,146 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,125 kt | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,205 kt | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,097 kt | 1,842 kt | 2,365 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,766 kt | 2,435 kt | 3,107 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,446 kt | 3,197 kt | 3,704 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,774 kt | 3,642 kt | 3,934 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,182 kt | 3,892 kt | 4,464 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,791 kt | 4,538 kt | 4,971 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,153 kt | 5,125 kt | 5,205 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in World?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in World was 5,205 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5,205 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,842 kt in 1961.
- How does World rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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