Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada
Canada: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 18,320 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 18,320 kt for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Canada peaked at 18,320 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,786 kt, in 1991.
That places Canada 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,080 kt | — |
| 1991 | 9,786 kt | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 10,179 kt | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 10,687 kt | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 10,958 kt | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 11,106 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 11,625 kt | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 11,727 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 12,037 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 11,942 kt | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 11,917 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,538 kt | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 11,397 kt | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 12,285 kt | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 11,993 kt | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 11,717 kt | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11,970 kt | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 12,441 kt | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12,963 kt | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 12,853 kt | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 13,145 kt | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13,384 kt | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 14,623 kt | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 15,818 kt | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 15,038 kt | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 16,031 kt | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 16,373 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15,544 kt | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 16,504 kt | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 16,635 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 18,320 kt | +10.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 18,320 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 kt, 6.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,013 kt | 9,786 kt | 12,037 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,107 kt | 11,397 kt | 12,963 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,309 kt | 13,145 kt | 16,635 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,320 kt | 18,320 kt | 18,320 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Canada?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Canada was 18,320 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18,320 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,786 kt in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — 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