Agricultural Soils — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 1,659 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,659 kt
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
1st
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,694 kt
in 2020
All-time low
920.87 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in OECD, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in OECD is 1,659 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in OECD peaked at 1,694 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 920.87 kt, in 1961.

That places OECD 1st out of 220 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,052 kt 920.87 kt 1,184 kt 9
1970s 1,350 kt 1,212 kt 1,455 kt 10
1980s 1,489 kt 1,465 kt 1,519 kt 10
1990s 1,642 kt 1,600 kt 1,676 kt 10
2000s 1,618 kt 1,581 kt 1,642 kt 10
2010s 1,657 kt 1,604 kt 1,689 kt 10
2020s 1,663 kt 1,620 kt 1,694 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 China 988.24 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 983.19 kt compare
  3. 4 India 813.98 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in OECD?
Agricultural soils — emissions in OECD was 1,659 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 1,694 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 920.87 kt in 1961.
How does OECD rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
OECD ranks 1st out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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