Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 31.21 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31.21 kt
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
39.75 kt
in 1997
All-time low
31.21 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

0102030401990200520201990: 39.4 kt1991: 39.6 kt1992: 38.2 kt1993: 37.2 kt1994: 38.8 kt1995: 39 kt1996: 39.3 kt1997: 39.8 kt1998: 39.1 kt1999: 39.6 kt2000: 37.4 kt2001: 35.9 kt2002: 35.8 kt2003: 35.6 kt2004: 34.6 kt2005: 34.2 kt2006: 32.9 kt2007: 32.1 kt2008: 31.5 kt2009: 31.7 kt2010: 32.1 kt2011: 32.3 kt2012: 31.8 kt2013: 32.5 kt2014: 33.7 kt2015: 32.7 kt2016: 32.1 kt2017: 33.3 kt2018: 33 kt2019: 33 kt2020: 31.2 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 31.21 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 5.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 39.75 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31.21 kt, in 2020.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 39.35 kt
1991 39.62 kt +0.7%
1992 38.16 kt -3.7%
1993 37.23 kt -2.4%
1994 38.77 kt +4.1%
1995 39 kt +0.6%
1996 39.33 kt +0.8%
1997 39.75 kt +1.1%
1998 39.05 kt -1.8%
1999 39.61 kt +1.4%
2000 37.4 kt -5.6%
2001 35.88 kt -4.0%
2002 35.85 kt -0.1%
2003 35.55 kt -0.8%
2004 34.65 kt -2.5%
2005 34.17 kt -1.4%
2006 32.85 kt -3.9%
2007 32.11 kt -2.3%
2008 31.45 kt -2.0%
2009 31.74 kt +0.9%
2010 32.13 kt +1.2%
2011 32.26 kt +0.4%
2012 31.85 kt -1.3%
2013 32.47 kt +2.0%
2014 33.67 kt +3.7%
2015 32.65 kt -3.0%
2016 32.11 kt -1.7%
2017 33.29 kt +3.7%
2018 33.01 kt -0.8%
2019 32.98 kt -0.1%
2020 31.21 kt -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.99 kt 37.23 kt 39.75 kt 10
2000s 34.16 kt 31.45 kt 37.4 kt 10
2010s 32.64 kt 31.85 kt 33.67 kt 10
2020s 31.21 kt 31.21 kt 31.21 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 6 Kazakhstan 43.99 kt compare
  2. 7 Poland 42.84 kt compare
  3. 8 Spain 35.64 kt compare
  4. 10 Australia 30.96 kt compare
  5. 11 Belarus 29.27 kt compare
  6. 12 Italy 28.38 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 31.21 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 39.75 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 31.21 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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