Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany

Germany: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 62.66 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
62.66 kt
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
12th
of 78 countries
All-time high
76.4 kt
in 1990
All-time low
62.66 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany, 1990–2020

0204060801990200520201990: 76.4 kt1991: 71.6 kt1992: 70.2 kt1993: 68.2 kt1994: 65.8 kt1995: 66.2 kt1996: 67.2 kt1997: 67.2 kt1998: 68 kt1999: 69.1 kt2000: 68.8 kt2001: 69.1 kt2002: 66.8 kt2003: 65.7 kt2004: 67.1 kt2005: 66.8 kt2006: 65.3 kt2007: 66.1 kt2008: 66 kt2009: 66.8 kt2010: 66.2 kt2011: 67.1 kt2012: 68.5 kt2013: 68.8 kt2014: 71.2 kt2015: 70.5 kt2016: 70 kt2017: 68.5 kt2018: 64.7 kt2019: 63.7 kt2020: 62.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany stood at 62.66 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany peaked at 76.4 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 62.66 kt, in 2020.

Germany ranks 12th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Germany, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 76.4 kt —
1991 71.56 kt -6.3%
1992 70.21 kt -1.9%
1993 68.2 kt -2.9%
1994 65.83 kt -3.5%
1995 66.17 kt +0.5%
1996 67.19 kt +1.5%
1997 67.18 kt -0.0%
1998 67.99 kt +1.2%
1999 69.1 kt +1.6%
2000 68.8 kt -0.4%
2001 69.07 kt +0.4%
2002 66.78 kt -3.3%
2003 65.73 kt -1.6%
2004 67.05 kt +2.0%
2005 66.79 kt -0.4%
2006 65.3 kt -2.2%
2007 66.07 kt +1.2%
2008 66.03 kt -0.1%
2009 66.79 kt +1.1%
2010 66.22 kt -0.8%
2011 67.15 kt +1.4%
2012 68.51 kt +2.0%
2013 68.82 kt +0.4%
2014 71.18 kt +3.4%
2015 70.46 kt -1.0%
2016 69.97 kt -0.7%
2017 68.49 kt -2.1%
2018 64.68 kt -5.6%
2019 63.74 kt -1.5%
2020 62.66 kt -1.7%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 62.66 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.99 kt, 5.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 62.66 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.84 kt, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.98 kt 65.83 kt 76.4 kt 10
2000s 66.84 kt 65.3 kt 69.07 kt 10
2010s 67.92 kt 63.74 kt 71.18 kt 10
2020s 62.66 kt 62.66 kt 62.66 kt 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 10 Canada 69.13 kt compare
  2. 11 Paraguay 64.34 kt compare
  3. 13 Poland 52.82 kt compare
  4. 14 Mexico 50.18 kt compare
  5. 15 Kazakhstan 49.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany?
Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Germany was 62.66 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 76.4 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 62.66 kt in 2020.
How does Germany rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Germany ranks 12th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,937 data points, 1990–2020
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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