Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany
Germany: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 47.13 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Germany recorded 47.13 kt for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany peaked at 56.52 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.13 kt, in 2020.
That places Germany 9th out of 52 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.52 kt | — |
| 1991 | 53.3 kt | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 52.34 kt | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 50.96 kt | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 49.29 kt | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 49.52 kt | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 50.25 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 50.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.8 kt | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 51.57 kt | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 51.29 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 51.46 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.86 kt | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 49.1 kt | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 50.11 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.86 kt | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.8 kt | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.31 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 49.22 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.73 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.22 kt | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.85 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.78 kt | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.94 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 52.59 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 52.05 kt | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.71 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.79 kt | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 48.2 kt | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 47.64 kt | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 47.13 kt | -1.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 47.13 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.04 kt, 4.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 47.13 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.7 kt, 4.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.48 kt | 49.29 kt | 56.52 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.87 kt | 48.8 kt | 51.46 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.38 kt | 47.64 kt | 52.59 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.13 kt | 47.13 kt | 47.13 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany was 47.13 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 56.52 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.13 kt in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 52 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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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