Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 168.21 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
168.21 kt
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
25th
of 32 groups
All-time high
191.04 kt
in 1996
All-time low
81.09 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

050100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 168.21 kt for agricultural soils — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 191.04 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 81.09 kt, in 1961.

Northern Europe ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 81.09 kt
1962 82.43 kt +1.7%
1963 83.39 kt +1.2%
1964 85.14 kt +2.1%
1965 89.2 kt +4.8%
1966 91.71 kt +2.8%
1967 96.03 kt +4.7%
1968 94.98 kt -1.1%
1969 92.73 kt -2.4%
1970 96.31 kt +3.9%
1971 101.07 kt +4.9%
1972 100.51 kt -0.6%
1973 106.75 kt +6.2%
1974 108.9 kt +2.0%
1975 110.3 kt +1.3%
1976 110.16 kt -0.1%
1977 111.48 kt +1.2%
1978 114.22 kt +2.5%
1979 116.84 kt +2.3%
1980 115.25 kt -1.4%
1981 117.21 kt +1.7%
1982 123.47 kt +5.3%
1983 125.44 kt +1.6%
1984 126.14 kt +0.6%
1985 123.5 kt -2.1%
1986 130.2 kt +5.4%
1987 125.26 kt -3.8%
1988 125.09 kt -0.1%
1989 129.64 kt +3.6%
1990 174.49 kt +34.6%
1991 168.31 kt -3.5%
1992 190.35 kt +13.1%
1993 189.11 kt -0.7%
1994 189.7 kt +0.3%
1995 187.36 kt -1.2%
1996 191.04 kt +2.0%
1997 189.14 kt -1.0%
1998 188.1 kt -0.5%
1999 186.54 kt -0.8%
2000 182.61 kt -2.1%
2001 179.37 kt -1.8%
2002 179.09 kt -0.2%
2003 178.24 kt -0.5%
2004 177.23 kt -0.6%
2005 174.87 kt -1.3%
2006 172.19 kt -1.5%
2007 171.81 kt -0.2%
2008 173.88 kt +1.2%
2009 170.2 kt -2.1%
2010 170.54 kt +0.2%
2011 171.22 kt +0.4%
2012 172.53 kt +0.8%
2013 172.72 kt +0.1%
2014 177.68 kt +2.9%
2015 178.95 kt +0.7%
2016 178.22 kt -0.4%
2017 180.79 kt +1.4%
2018 176.47 kt -2.4%
2019 179.49 kt +1.7%
2020 177.3 kt -1.2%
2021 178.06 kt +0.4%
2022 172.05 kt -3.4%
2023 168.21 kt -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 88.52 kt 81.09 kt 96.03 kt 9
1970s 107.66 kt 96.31 kt 116.84 kt 10
1980s 124.12 kt 115.25 kt 130.2 kt 10
1990s 185.41 kt 168.31 kt 191.04 kt 10
2000s 175.95 kt 170.2 kt 182.61 kt 10
2010s 175.86 kt 170.54 kt 180.79 kt 10
2020s 173.91 kt 168.21 kt 178.06 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 22 Thailand 76.51 kt compare
  2. 23 Germany 73.23 kt compare
  3. 24 Ethiopia PDR 70.48 kt compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.17 kt compare
  5. 26 Colombia 64.44 kt compare
  6. 27 Kenya 63.29 kt compare
  7. 28 Poland 62.24 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Northern Europe?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Northern Europe was 168.21 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 191.04 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 81.09 kt in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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