Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in World

World: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1.88 million kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.88 million kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.88 million kt
in 2023
All-time low
633,854 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in World, 1961–2023

750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M2.0M196119922023

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 World is 1.88 million kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in World peaked at 1.88 million kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 633,854 kt, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 633,854 kt
1962 653,168 kt +3.0%
1963 669,037 kt +2.4%
1964 689,942 kt +3.1%
1965 715,081 kt +3.6%
1966 746,978 kt +4.5%
1967 772,654 kt +3.4%
1968 797,100 kt +3.2%
1969 813,384 kt +2.0%
1970 837,579 kt +3.0%
1971 864,256 kt +3.2%
1972 885,240 kt +2.4%
1973 913,960 kt +3.2%
1974 924,664 kt +1.2%
1975 967,634 kt +4.6%
1976 986,171 kt +1.9%
1977 1.01 million kt +2.6%
1978 1.05 million kt +3.6%
1979 1.07 million kt +2.0%
1980 1.10 million kt +2.9%
1981 1.11 million kt +1.0%
1982 1.13 million kt +1.5%
1983 1.16 million kt +2.4%
1984 1.19 million kt +3.0%
1985 1.20 million kt +0.4%
1986 1.21 million kt +1.6%
1987 1.23 million kt +1.5%
1988 1.26 million kt +2.2%
1989 1.28 million kt +1.3%
1990 1.37 million kt +7.1%
1991 1.35 million kt -1.0%
1992 1.35 million kt -0.0%
1993 1.34 million kt -1.0%
1994 1.36 million kt +1.1%
1995 1.39 million kt +2.4%
1996 1.43 million kt +2.7%
1997 1.41 million kt -0.9%
1998 1.42 million kt +0.6%
1999 1.44 million kt +1.4%
2000 1.43 million kt -1.0%
2001 1.44 million kt +0.8%
2002 1.46 million kt +1.6%
2003 1.49 million kt +1.8%
2004 1.52 million kt +2.5%
2005 1.54 million kt +1.1%
2006 1.56 million kt +1.5%
2007 1.59 million kt +2.1%
2008 1.60 million kt +0.6%
2009 1.62 million kt +1.1%
2010 1.65 million kt +1.6%
2011 1.68 million kt +1.9%
2012 1.69 million kt +0.6%
2013 1.72 million kt +1.7%
2014 1.74 million kt +1.0%
2015 1.74 million kt +0.3%
2016 1.76 million kt +1.3%
2017 1.79 million kt +1.5%
2018 1.79 million kt -0.3%
2019 1.80 million kt +0.7%
2020 1.85 million kt +3.2%
2021 1.86 million kt +0.2%
2022 1.85 million kt -0.4%
2023 1.88 million kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 721,244 kt 633,854 kt 813,384 kt 9
1970s 950,871 kt 837,579 kt 1.07 million kt 10
1980s 1.19 million kt 1.10 million kt 1.28 million kt 10
1990s 1.39 million kt 1.34 million kt 1.44 million kt 10
2000s 1.53 million kt 1.43 million kt 1.62 million kt 10
2010s 1.74 million kt 1.65 million kt 1.80 million kt 10
2020s 1.86 million kt 1.85 million kt 1.88 million kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 439,650 kt compare
  2. 2 China 261,883 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 260,544 kt compare
  4. 4 India 215,705 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in World?
Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in World was 1.88 million 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 1.88 million kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 633,854 kt in 1961.
How does World rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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