Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America

United States of America: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 1,061 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,061 kt
Change on year
down 8.4%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
1,175 kt
in 2014
All-time low
983.02 kt
in 2012
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990–2020

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200520201990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.0k kt1992: 1.0k kt1993: 1.1k kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.1k kt1999: 1.0k kt2000: 989.5 kt2001: 1.1k kt2002: 1.1k kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.1k kt2006: 1.0k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 1.1k kt2009: 1.1k kt2010: 1.1k kt2011: 1.0k kt2012: 983 kt2013: 1.1k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 1.2k kt2016: 1.1k kt2017: 1.1k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.1k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States of America is 1,061 kt, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States of America peaked at 1,175 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 983.02 kt, in 2012.

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

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 1,060 kt
1991 1,023 kt -3.6%
1992 1,015 kt -0.7%
1993 1,094 kt +7.8%
1994 1,032 kt -5.7%
1995 1,051 kt +1.9%
1996 1,082 kt +2.9%
1997 1,052 kt -2.8%
1998 1,064 kt +1.2%
1999 1,037 kt -2.5%
2000 989.5 kt -4.6%
2001 1,064 kt +7.5%
2002 1,056 kt -0.7%
2003 1,060 kt +0.4%
2004 1,104 kt +4.1%
2005 1,053 kt -4.6%
2006 1,037 kt -1.5%
2007 1,074 kt +3.5%
2008 1,062 kt -1.1%
2009 1,078 kt +1.5%
2010 1,091 kt +1.2%
2011 1,049 kt -3.9%
2012 983.02 kt -6.2%
2013 1,142 kt +16.2%
2014 1,175 kt +2.9%
2015 1,172 kt -0.3%
2016 1,110 kt -5.3%
2017 1,102 kt -0.8%
2018 1,137 kt +3.2%
2019 1,159 kt +1.9%
2020 1,061 kt -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,051 kt 1,015 kt 1,094 kt 10
2000s 1,058 kt 989.5 kt 1,104 kt 10
2010s 1,112 kt 983.02 kt 1,175 kt 10
2020s 1,061 kt 1,061 kt 1,061 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Brazil 490.55 kt compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 91.91 kt compare
  3. 2 Argentina 221.45 kt compare
  4. 2 Republic of Moldova 3.66 kt compare
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.56 kt compare
  6. 3 Russian Federation 211.23 kt compare
  7. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.07 kt compare
  8. 4 Ukraine 106.86 kt compare
  9. 5 France 98.15 kt compare
  10. 6 Canada 69.13 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 States of America?
Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States of America was 1,061 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 States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1,175 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 983.02 kt in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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
Last refreshed

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