Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD
OECD: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 439,650 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD is 439,650 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD peaked at 449,022 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 244,030 kt, in 1961.
OECD ranks 1st of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 244,030 kt | — |
| 1962 | 253,668 kt | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 261,098 kt | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 266,843 kt | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 277,776 kt | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 285,732 kt | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 299,062 kt | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 307,092 kt | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 313,661 kt | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 321,063 kt | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 330,898 kt | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 337,204 kt | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 349,272 kt | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 352,993 kt | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 369,373 kt | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 375,709 kt | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 374,050 kt | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 380,503 kt | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 385,603 kt | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 389,785 kt | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 392,548 kt | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 390,012 kt | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 388,310 kt | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 402,531 kt | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 400,174 kt | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 398,598 kt | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 394,796 kt | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 390,985 kt | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 397,562 kt | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 434,191 kt | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 424,265 kt | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 423,998 kt | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 429,577 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 435,166 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 430,578 kt | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 443,365 kt | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 442,584 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 444,057 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 443,064 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 435,240 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 429,795 kt | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 426,483 kt | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 431,511 kt | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 433,820 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 429,510 kt | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 428,851 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 432,885 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 419,003 kt | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 419,856 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 425,030 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 430,389 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 434,652 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 441,259 kt | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 443,716 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 441,634 kt | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 446,840 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 447,526 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 442,547 kt | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 438,448 kt | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 449,022 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 444,364 kt | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 429,266 kt | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 439,650 kt | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278,774 kt | 244,030 kt | 313,661 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 357,667 kt | 321,063 kt | 385,603 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 394,530 kt | 388,310 kt | 402,531 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 435,084 kt | 423,998 kt | 444,057 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 428,695 kt | 419,003 kt | 435,240 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 439,204 kt | 425,030 kt | 447,526 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,576 kt | 429,266 kt | 449,022 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD was 439,650 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 449,022 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,030 kt in 1961.
- How does OECD rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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