Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World

World: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 2,256 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,256 kt
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
4,800 kt
in 2000
All-time low
2,182 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200520201990: 3.2k kt1991: 2.2k kt1992: 2.7k kt1993: 2.8k kt1994: 4.1k kt1995: 2.7k kt1996: 2.7k kt1997: 2.9k kt1998: 2.7k kt1999: 2.7k kt2000: 4.8k kt2001: 2.7k kt2002: 2.7k kt2003: 2.7k kt2004: 2.9k kt2005: 3.0k kt2006: 2.8k kt2007: 2.7k kt2008: 2.8k kt2009: 2.8k kt2010: 3.7k kt2011: 2.9k kt2012: 3.2k kt2013: 3.1k kt2014: 2.9k kt2015: 3.1k kt2016: 2.3k kt2017: 2.3k kt2018: 2.3k kt2019: 2.3k kt2020: 2.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World stood at 2,256 kt.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World peaked at 4,800 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,182 kt, in 1991.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,871 kt 2,182 kt 4,114 kt 10
2000s 2,983 kt 2,698 kt 4,800 kt 10
2010s 2,816 kt 2,325 kt 3,696 kt 10
2020s 2,256 kt 2,256 kt 2,256 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 490.55 kt compare
  2. 2 Argentina 221.45 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 211.23 kt compare
  4. 4 Ukraine 106.86 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World?
Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World was 2,256 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 4,800 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,182 kt in 1991.
How does World rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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