Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World
World: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 2,256 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020
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.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,239 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,182 kt | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 2,732 kt | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 2,822 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4,114 kt | +45.8% |
| 1995 | 2,732 kt | -33.6% |
| 1996 | 2,666 kt | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2,864 kt | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 2,676 kt | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 2,679 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,800 kt | +79.2% |
| 2001 | 2,706 kt | -43.6% |
| 2002 | 2,698 kt | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,702 kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,905 kt | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 2,983 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,753 kt | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 2,728 kt | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,771 kt | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,782 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,696 kt | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 2,852 kt | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 3,181 kt | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 3,104 kt | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,895 kt | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 3,119 kt | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 2,325 kt | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 2,325 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,327 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,338 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,256 kt | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +79.2% | 2,679 kt | 4,800 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 United States 1,061 kt compare
- 2 Brazil 490.55 kt compare
- 3 Argentina 221.45 kt compare
- 4 Russian Federation 211.23 kt compare
- 4 Russia 211.23 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
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
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