Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America

United States of America: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 911.66 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
911.66 kt
Change on year
down 6.6%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
1,017 kt
in 2014
All-time low
857.03 kt
in 2012
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990–2020

02505007501.0k1990200520201990: 914.6 kt1991: 886.2 kt1992: 870.2 kt1993: 934.2 kt1994: 902.8 kt1995: 905.4 kt1996: 938.4 kt1997: 911.4 kt1998: 907.2 kt1999: 896.3 kt2000: 860.6 kt2001: 913.1 kt2002: 916.2 kt2003: 917.8 kt2004: 945 kt2005: 915.7 kt2006: 895.4 kt2007: 922 kt2008: 906 kt2009: 923.1 kt2010: 936.4 kt2011: 898.1 kt2012: 857 kt2013: 980.7 kt2014: 1.0k kt2015: 991.6 kt2016: 946.3 kt2017: 942.4 kt2018: 961.2 kt2019: 976.2 kt2020: 911.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States of America stood at 911.66 kt.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States of America peaked at 1,017 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 857.03 kt, in 2012.

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

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 914.62 kt
1991 886.23 kt -3.1%
1992 870.21 kt -1.8%
1993 934.16 kt +7.3%
1994 902.81 kt -3.4%
1995 905.42 kt +0.3%
1996 938.37 kt +3.6%
1997 911.37 kt -2.9%
1998 907.19 kt -0.5%
1999 896.26 kt -1.2%
2000 860.59 kt -4.0%
2001 913.07 kt +6.1%
2002 916.16 kt +0.3%
2003 917.78 kt +0.2%
2004 944.99 kt +3.0%
2005 915.69 kt -3.1%
2006 895.36 kt -2.2%
2007 921.98 kt +3.0%
2008 905.98 kt -1.7%
2009 923.13 kt +1.9%
2010 936.39 kt +1.4%
2011 898.06 kt -4.1%
2012 857.03 kt -4.6%
2013 980.71 kt +14.4%
2014 1,017 kt +3.7%
2015 991.58 kt -2.5%
2016 946.3 kt -4.6%
2017 942.4 kt -0.4%
2018 961.19 kt +2.0%
2019 976.15 kt +1.6%
2020 911.66 kt -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 906.66 kt 870.21 kt 938.37 kt 10
2000s 911.47 kt 860.59 kt 944.99 kt 10
2010s 950.71 kt 857.03 kt 1,017 kt 10
2020s 911.66 kt 911.66 kt 911.66 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Russian Federation 180.72 kt compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 81.53 kt compare
  3. 2 Ukraine 84.35 kt compare
  4. 3 France 80.75 kt compare
  5. 4 Canada 55.06 kt compare
  6. 5 Germany 47.13 kt compare
  7. 6 Kazakhstan 43.99 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 States of America?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States of America was 911.66 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 States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1,017 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 857.03 kt in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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