Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 127.29 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
127.29 kt
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
14th
of 225 countries
All-time high
127.29 kt
in 2023
All-time low
24.84 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Canada, 1961–2023

255075100125196119922023

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 127.29 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Canada peaked at 127.29 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.84 kt, in 1961.

That places Canada 14th out of 225 countries 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 in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 24.84 kt
1962 28.26 kt +13.8%
1963 30.34 kt +7.3%
1964 30.28 kt -0.2%
1965 32.65 kt +7.8%
1966 35.01 kt +7.2%
1967 33.9 kt -3.2%
1968 33.06 kt -2.5%
1969 33.45 kt +1.2%
1970 32.29 kt -3.5%
1971 36.58 kt +13.3%
1972 37.66 kt +3.0%
1973 40.89 kt +8.6%
1974 40.98 kt +0.2%
1975 43.87 kt +7.0%
1976 46.12 kt +5.1%
1977 47.8 kt +3.7%
1978 48.18 kt +0.8%
1979 46.21 kt -4.1%
1980 50.09 kt +8.4%
1981 52.9 kt +5.6%
1982 55.6 kt +5.1%
1983 57.89 kt +4.1%
1984 58.22 kt +0.6%
1985 56.71 kt -2.6%
1986 56.45 kt -0.5%
1987 55.75 kt -1.2%
1988 52.08 kt -6.6%
1989 55.92 kt +7.4%
1990 82.78 kt +48.0%
1991 84.4 kt +2.0%
1992 85.76 kt +1.6%
1993 87.88 kt +2.5%
1994 88.1 kt +0.2%
1995 92.78 kt +5.3%
1996 97.97 kt +5.6%
1997 95.82 kt -2.2%
1998 95.47 kt -0.4%
1999 97.48 kt +2.1%
2000 94.9 kt -2.7%
2001 93.35 kt -1.6%
2002 94.02 kt +0.7%
2003 96.77 kt +2.9%
2004 96.48 kt -0.3%
2005 101.96 kt +5.7%
2006 92.69 kt -9.1%
2007 105.75 kt +14.1%
2008 103.72 kt -1.9%
2009 101.43 kt -2.2%
2010 102.77 kt +1.3%
2011 111.77 kt +8.8%
2012 119.07 kt +6.5%
2013 115.58 kt -2.9%
2014 114.06 kt -1.3%
2015 114.59 kt +0.5%
2016 113.28 kt -1.1%
2017 113.27 kt -0.0%
2018 120.35 kt +6.3%
2019 116.56 kt -3.1%
2020 127.27 kt +9.2%
2021 118.82 kt -6.6%
2022 120.92 kt +1.8%
2023 127.29 kt +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.31 kt 24.84 kt 35.01 kt 9
1970s 42.06 kt 32.29 kt 48.18 kt 10
1980s 55.16 kt 50.09 kt 58.22 kt 10
1990s 90.84 kt 82.78 kt 97.97 kt 10
2000s 98.11 kt 92.69 kt 105.75 kt 10
2010s 114.13 kt 102.77 kt 120.35 kt 10
2020s 123.58 kt 118.82 kt 127.29 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 11 Australia 161.56 kt compare
  2. 12 Russian Federation 158.2 kt compare
  3. 13 Argentina 141.18 kt compare
  4. 15 Mexico 119.67 kt compare
  5. 16 Sudan (former) 106.57 kt compare
  6. 17 Chad 99.95 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Canada?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Canada was 127.29 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 127.29 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 24.84 kt in 1961.
How does Canada rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Canada ranks 14th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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