Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 10,358 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom 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) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom peaked at 13,036 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10,358 kt, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, year by year
| 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 10,358 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 kt, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 10,358 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,874 kt, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom was 10,358 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13,036 kt in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,358 kt in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- 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 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) — 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