Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World
World: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 1,895 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020
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.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,572 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,522 kt | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,912 kt | +25.7% |
| 1993 | 1,957 kt | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,866 kt | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 1,841 kt | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,876 kt | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,858 kt | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,846 kt | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,822 kt | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,799 kt | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,838 kt | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,831 kt | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,816 kt | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,864 kt | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,833 kt | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,809 kt | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,835 kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,836 kt | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,839 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,847 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,837 kt | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,803 kt | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,954 kt | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 2,011 kt | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,961 kt | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2,084 kt | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,962 kt | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,926 kt | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,946 kt | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,895 kt | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +25.7% | 1,522 kt | 1,912 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 United States 911.66 kt compare
- 2 Russian Federation 180.72 kt compare
- 2 Russia 180.72 kt compare
- 4 Ukraine 84.35 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
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
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