Agricultural Soils — Emissions in World

World: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 7,082 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,082 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
7,082 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,392 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions in World stood at 7,082 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in World peaked at 7,082 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,392 kt, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 32 groups 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 2,722 kt 2,392 kt 3,069 kt 9
1970s 3,588 kt 3,161 kt 4,035 kt 10
1980s 4,478 kt 4,153 kt 4,817 kt 10
1990s 5,230 kt 5,057 kt 5,437 kt 10
2000s 5,755 kt 5,381 kt 6,121 kt 10
2010s 6,549 kt 6,219 kt 6,781 kt 10
2020s 7,017 kt 6,980 kt 7,082 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  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

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in World?
Agricultural soils — emissions in World was 7,082 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 7,082 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,392 kt in 1961.
How does World rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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