Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Canada
Canada: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 55.06 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020
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 8th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.45 kt | — |
| 1991 | 28.59 kt | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 29.85 kt | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 31.43 kt | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 32.1 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 32.45 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 33.97 kt | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 34.35 kt | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 35.36 kt | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 34.87 kt | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 34.69 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 33.77 kt | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 33.45 kt | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 36.11 kt | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 34.72 kt | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 33.89 kt | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 34.93 kt | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 36.26 kt | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 37.78 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 37.62 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.71 kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 39.45 kt | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 43.33 kt | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 46.84 kt | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 44.42 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 47.84 kt | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 48.72 kt | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.04 kt | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 49.12 kt | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 49.55 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 55.06 kt | +11.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 55.06 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.04 kt, 5.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
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 8th out of 52 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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