Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 1,824 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,824 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
4th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,145 kt
in 1990
All-time low
1,131 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Annex I countries, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 1,824 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Annex I countries peaked at 2,145 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,131 kt, in 1961.

Annex I countries ranks 4th of 32 groups 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 in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Annex I countries, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 1,131 kt
1962 1,177 kt +4.1%
1963 1,209 kt +2.7%
1964 1,237 kt +2.3%
1965 1,284 kt +3.8%
1966 1,342 kt +4.5%
1967 1,403 kt +4.5%
1968 1,447 kt +3.1%
1969 1,474 kt +1.8%
1970 1,517 kt +2.9%
1971 1,579 kt +4.1%
1972 1,614 kt +2.2%
1973 1,681 kt +4.2%
1974 1,702 kt +1.3%
1975 1,774 kt +4.3%
1976 1,804 kt +1.7%
1977 1,799 kt -0.3%
1978 1,843 kt +2.5%
1979 1,851 kt +0.4%
1980 1,881 kt +1.6%
1981 1,886 kt +0.3%
1982 1,899 kt +0.6%
1983 1,919 kt +1.1%
1984 1,970 kt +2.6%
1985 1,974 kt +0.2%
1986 1,974 kt +0.0%
1987 1,965 kt -0.5%
1988 1,945 kt -1.0%
1989 1,936 kt -0.5%
1990 2,145 kt +10.8%
1991 2,056 kt -4.1%
1992 1,899 kt -7.6%
1993 1,868 kt -1.7%
1994 1,842 kt -1.4%
1995 1,805 kt -2.0%
1996 1,834 kt +1.6%
1997 1,826 kt -0.5%
1998 1,803 kt -1.2%
1999 1,796 kt -0.4%
2000 1,766 kt -1.7%
2001 1,754 kt -0.6%
2002 1,746 kt -0.5%
2003 1,754 kt +0.5%
2004 1,768 kt +0.8%
2005 1,743 kt -1.4%
2006 1,744 kt +0.1%
2007 1,760 kt +0.9%
2008 1,734 kt -1.5%
2009 1,729 kt -0.3%
2010 1,737 kt +0.5%
2011 1,770 kt +1.9%
2012 1,774 kt +0.2%
2013 1,809 kt +2.0%
2014 1,821 kt +0.6%
2015 1,819 kt -0.1%
2016 1,840 kt +1.1%
2017 1,853 kt +0.7%
2018 1,835 kt -1.0%
2019 1,827 kt -0.4%
2020 1,872 kt +2.5%
2021 1,862 kt -0.6%
2022 1,800 kt -3.3%
2023 1,824 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,301 kt 1,131 kt 1,474 kt 9
1970s 1,716 kt 1,517 kt 1,851 kt 10
1980s 1,935 kt 1,881 kt 1,974 kt 10
1990s 1,887 kt 1,796 kt 2,145 kt 10
2000s 1,750 kt 1,729 kt 1,768 kt 10
2010s 1,809 kt 1,737 kt 1,853 kt 10
2020s 1,839 kt 1,800 kt 1,872 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 1,659 kt compare
  2. 2 China 988.24 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 983.19 kt compare
  4. 4 India 813.98 kt compare
  5. 5 Brazil 612.86 kt compare
  6. 6 USSR 518.78 kt compare
  7. 7 Pakistan 220.75 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Annex I countries?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Annex I countries was 1,824 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 2,145 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1,131 kt in 1961.
How does Annex I countries rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
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