Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World
World: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 597,888 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World stood at 597,888 kt.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World peaked at 1.27 million kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 578,170 kt, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 858,278 kt | — |
| 1991 | 578,170 kt | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 723,943 kt | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 747,917 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million kt | +45.8% |
| 1995 | 724,022 kt | -33.6% |
| 1996 | 706,420 kt | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 758,860 kt | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 709,192 kt | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 709,887 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million kt | +79.2% |
| 2001 | 717,109 kt | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 715,018 kt | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 715,972 kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 769,938 kt | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 790,552 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 729,431 kt | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 723,028 kt | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 734,329 kt | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 737,237 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 979,320 kt | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 755,661 kt | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 842,872 kt | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 822,565 kt | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 767,046 kt | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 826,573 kt | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 616,152 kt | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 616,043 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 616,700 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 619,454 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 597,888 kt | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +79.2% | 709,887 kt | 1.27 million kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 760,695 kt | 578,170 kt | 1.09 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 790,454 kt | 715,018 kt | 1.27 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 746,239 kt | 616,043 kt | 979,320 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 597,888 kt | 597,888 kt | 597,888 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 United States 281,211 kt compare
- 2 Brazil 129,996 kt compare
- 3 Argentina 58,683 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 55,976 kt compare
- 4 Russia 55,976 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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World was 597,888 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million kt in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 578,170 kt in 1991.
- How does World rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — 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