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

Germany: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 16,605 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
16,605 kt
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
20,247 kt
in 1990
All-time low
16,605 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200520201990: 20.2k kt1991: 19.0k kt1992: 18.6k kt1993: 18.1k kt1994: 17.4k kt1995: 17.5k kt1996: 17.8k kt1997: 17.8k kt1998: 18.0k kt1999: 18.3k kt2000: 18.2k kt2001: 18.3k kt2002: 17.7k kt2003: 17.4k kt2004: 17.8k kt2005: 17.7k kt2006: 17.3k kt2007: 17.5k kt2008: 17.5k kt2009: 17.7k kt2010: 17.5k kt2011: 17.8k kt2012: 18.2k kt2013: 18.2k kt2014: 18.9k kt2015: 18.7k kt2016: 18.5k kt2017: 18.1k kt2018: 17.1k kt2019: 16.9k kt2020: 16.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Germany stood at 16,605 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Germany peaked at 20,247 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,605 kt, in 2020.

That places Germany 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,281 kt 17,444 kt 20,247 kt 10
2000s 17,713 kt 17,304 kt 18,304 kt 10
2010s 17,999 kt 16,891 kt 18,863 kt 10
2020s 16,605 kt 16,605 kt 16,605 kt 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 6 Türkiye 24,356 kt compare
  2. 7 Canada 18,320 kt compare
  3. 8 Paraguay 17,050 kt compare
  4. 10 Poland 13,996 kt compare
  5. 11 Mexico 13,299 kt compare
  6. 12 Kazakhstan 13,123 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 Germany?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Germany was 16,605 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 20,247 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 16,605 kt in 2020.
How does Germany rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Germany ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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