Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada

Canada: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 18,320 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
18,320 kt
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
7th
of 73 countries
All-time high
18,320 kt
in 2020
All-time low
9,786 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200520201990: 10.1k kt1991: 9.8k kt1992: 10.2k kt1993: 10.7k kt1994: 11.0k kt1995: 11.1k kt1996: 11.6k kt1997: 11.7k kt1998: 12.0k kt1999: 11.9k kt2000: 11.9k kt2001: 11.5k kt2002: 11.4k kt2003: 12.3k kt2004: 12.0k kt2005: 11.7k kt2006: 12.0k kt2007: 12.4k kt2008: 13.0k kt2009: 12.9k kt2010: 13.1k kt2011: 13.4k kt2012: 14.6k kt2013: 15.8k kt2014: 15.0k kt2015: 16.0k kt2016: 16.4k kt2017: 15.5k kt2018: 16.5k kt2019: 16.6k kt2020: 18.3k kt

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 7th out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Ukraine 28,319 kt compare
  2. 5 France 26,010 kt compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 24,356 kt compare
  4. 8 Paraguay 17,050 kt compare
  5. 9 Germany 16,605 kt compare
  6. 10 Poland 13,996 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 7th out of 73 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

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,793 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