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

World: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 1,895 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,895 kt
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
2,084 kt
in 2016
All-time low
1,522 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200520201990: 1.6k kt1991: 1.5k kt1992: 1.9k kt1993: 2.0k kt1994: 1.9k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.9k kt1997: 1.9k kt1998: 1.8k kt1999: 1.8k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.8k kt2003: 1.8k kt2004: 1.9k kt2005: 1.8k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.8k kt2013: 2.0k kt2014: 2.0k kt2015: 2.0k kt2016: 2.1k kt2017: 2.0k kt2018: 1.9k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World stood at 1,895 kt.

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

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World peaked at 2,084 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,522 kt, in 1991.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,807 kt 1,522 kt 1,957 kt 10
2000s 1,830 kt 1,799 kt 1,864 kt 10
2010s 1,933 kt 1,803 kt 2,084 kt 10
2020s 1,895 kt 1,895 kt 1,895 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Russian Federation 180.72 kt compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 84.35 kt compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 81.53 kt compare
  4. 4 France 80.75 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 World?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World was 1,895 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 2,084 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1,522 kt in 1991.
How does World rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

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
Last refreshed

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