Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 39.09 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
39.09 kt
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
14th
of 69 countries
All-time high
49.19 kt
in 1991
All-time low
39.09 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

010203040501990200520201990: 48.8 kt1991: 49.2 kt1992: 47.3 kt1993: 45.9 kt1994: 47.7 kt1995: 47.9 kt1996: 48.4 kt1997: 49.2 kt1998: 48.3 kt1999: 48.8 kt2000: 46.3 kt2001: 44.4 kt2002: 44.6 kt2003: 44.1 kt2004: 43.2 kt2005: 42.6 kt2006: 41 kt2007: 40.1 kt2008: 39.4 kt2009: 39.8 kt2010: 40.3 kt2011: 40.5 kt2012: 40 kt2013: 40.5 kt2014: 42.3 kt2015: 41.2 kt2016: 40.6 kt2017: 42 kt2018: 41.7 kt2019: 41.6 kt2020: 39.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 39.09 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 49.19 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.09 kt, in 2020.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 48.83 kt
1991 49.19 kt +0.7%
1992 47.31 kt -3.8%
1993 45.91 kt -3.0%
1994 47.73 kt +4.0%
1995 47.88 kt +0.3%
1996 48.42 kt +1.1%
1997 49.16 kt +1.5%
1998 48.29 kt -1.8%
1999 48.8 kt +1.1%
2000 46.28 kt -5.2%
2001 44.38 kt -4.1%
2002 44.56 kt +0.4%
2003 44.1 kt -1.0%
2004 43.21 kt -2.0%
2005 42.59 kt -1.4%
2006 40.97 kt -3.8%
2007 40.14 kt -2.0%
2008 39.43 kt -1.8%
2009 39.78 kt +0.9%
2010 40.26 kt +1.2%
2011 40.49 kt +0.6%
2012 40 kt -1.2%
2013 40.54 kt +1.3%
2014 42.27 kt +4.3%
2015 41.16 kt -2.6%
2016 40.56 kt -1.5%
2017 41.99 kt +3.5%
2018 41.65 kt -0.8%
2019 41.56 kt -0.2%
2020 39.09 kt -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.15 kt 45.91 kt 49.19 kt 10
2000s 42.54 kt 39.43 kt 46.28 kt 10
2010s 41.05 kt 40 kt 42.27 kt 10
2020s 39.09 kt 39.09 kt 39.09 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 11 Kazakhstan 49.52 kt compare
  2. 12 Spain 41.62 kt compare
  3. 13 Australia 41.44 kt compare
  4. 15 Kenya 38.36 kt compare
  5. 16 Italy 36.31 kt compare
  6. 17 Malaysia 35.3 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 39.09 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 49.19 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 39.09 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
78 places, 1,793 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