Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Belgium

Belgium: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 8.62 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
8.62 kt
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
29th
of 48 countries
All-time high
10.49 kt
in 2000
All-time low
8.34 kt
in 2016
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Belgium, 2000–2020

02.557.5102000201020202000: 10.5 kt2001: 10 kt2002: 10.3 kt2003: 9.9 kt2004: 9.9 kt2005: 9.6 kt2006: 9.1 kt2007: 9.2 kt2008: 8.9 kt2009: 9.1 kt2010: 8.9 kt2011: 8.9 kt2012: 8.6 kt2013: 8.7 kt2014: 9 kt2015: 8.8 kt2016: 8.3 kt2017: 8.9 kt2018: 8.5 kt2019: 8.7 kt2020: 8.6 kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 8.62 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belgium peaked at 10.49 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.34 kt, in 2016.

That places Belgium 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.66 kt 8.94 kt 10.49 kt 10
2010s 8.73 kt 8.34 kt 9.01 kt 10
2020s 8.62 kt 8.62 kt 8.62 kt 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 26 Sweden 10.04 kt compare
  2. 27 Colombia 9.93 kt compare
  3. 28 Czechia 9.36 kt compare
  4. 30 Greece 8.01 kt compare
  5. 31 Lithuania 7.12 kt compare
  6. 32 Namibia 6.5 kt compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belgium?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belgium was 8.62 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 10.49 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 8.34 kt in 2016.
How does Belgium rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Belgium ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
53 places, 1,520 data points, 1990–2020
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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