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

Canada: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 55.06 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
55.06 kt
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
5th
of 48 countries
All-time high
55.06 kt
in 2020
All-time low
28.59 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020

02040601990200520201990: 29.4 kt1991: 28.6 kt1992: 29.8 kt1993: 31.4 kt1994: 32.1 kt1995: 32.4 kt1996: 34 kt1997: 34.3 kt1998: 35.4 kt1999: 34.9 kt2000: 34.7 kt2001: 33.8 kt2002: 33.5 kt2003: 36.1 kt2004: 34.7 kt2005: 33.9 kt2006: 34.9 kt2007: 36.3 kt2008: 37.8 kt2009: 37.6 kt2010: 38.7 kt2011: 39.4 kt2012: 43.3 kt2013: 46.8 kt2014: 44.4 kt2015: 47.8 kt2016: 48.7 kt2017: 46 kt2018: 49.1 kt2019: 49.5 kt2020: 55.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Canada stood at 55.06 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Canada peaked at 55.06 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.59 kt, in 1991.

Canada ranks 5th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.24 kt 28.59 kt 35.36 kt 10
2000s 35.32 kt 33.45 kt 37.78 kt 10
2010s 45.4 kt 38.71 kt 49.55 kt 10
2020s 55.06 kt 55.06 kt 55.06 kt 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 2 Ukraine 84.35 kt compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 81.53 kt compare
  3. 4 France 80.75 kt compare
  4. 6 Germany 47.13 kt compare
  5. 7 Kazakhstan 43.99 kt compare
  6. 8 Poland 42.84 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 Canada?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Canada was 55.06 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 55.06 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 28.59 kt in 1991.
How does Canada rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Canada ranks 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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