Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 10,358 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10,358 kt
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
14th
of 69 countries
All-time high
13,036 kt
in 1991
All-time low
10,358 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200520201990: 12.9k kt1991: 13.0k kt1992: 12.5k kt1993: 12.2k kt1994: 12.6k kt1995: 12.7k kt1996: 12.8k kt1997: 13.0k kt1998: 12.8k kt1999: 12.9k kt2000: 12.3k kt2001: 11.8k kt2002: 11.8k kt2003: 11.7k kt2004: 11.4k kt2005: 11.3k kt2006: 10.9k kt2007: 10.6k kt2008: 10.4k kt2009: 10.5k kt2010: 10.7k kt2011: 10.7k kt2012: 10.6k kt2013: 10.7k kt2014: 11.2k kt2015: 10.9k kt2016: 10.7k kt2017: 11.1k kt2018: 11.0k kt2019: 11.0k kt2020: 10.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 10,358 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 13,036 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10,358 kt, in 2020.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14th out of 69 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.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 12,941 kt
1991 13,036 kt +0.7%
1992 12,537 kt -3.8%
1993 12,166 kt -3.0%
1994 12,648 kt +4.0%
1995 12,689 kt +0.3%
1996 12,830 kt +1.1%
1997 13,027 kt +1.5%
1998 12,796 kt -1.8%
1999 12,933 kt +1.1%
2000 12,264 kt -5.2%
2001 11,761 kt -4.1%
2002 11,809 kt +0.4%
2003 11,688 kt -1.0%
2004 11,450 kt -2.0%
2005 11,285 kt -1.4%
2006 10,858 kt -3.8%
2007 10,637 kt -2.0%
2008 10,450 kt -1.8%
2009 10,540 kt +0.9%
2010 10,669 kt +1.2%
2011 10,731 kt +0.6%
2012 10,601 kt -1.2%
2013 10,742 kt +1.3%
2014 11,201 kt +4.3%
2015 10,908 kt -2.6%
2016 10,748 kt -1.5%
2017 11,126 kt +3.5%
2018 11,037 kt -0.8%
2019 11,014 kt -0.2%
2020 10,358 kt -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,760 kt 12,166 kt 13,036 kt 10
2000s 11,274 kt 10,450 kt 12,264 kt 10
2010s 10,878 kt 10,601 kt 11,201 kt 10
2020s 10,358 kt 10,358 kt 10,358 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 11 Kazakhstan 13,123 kt compare
  2. 12 Spain 11,030 kt compare
  3. 13 Australia 10,982 kt compare
  4. 15 Kenya 10,165 kt compare
  5. 16 Italy 9,622 kt compare
  6. 17 Malaysia 9,355 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 10,358 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 13,036 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,358 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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
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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