Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Europe
Europe: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 88.69 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Europe stood at 88.69 kt. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Europe peaked at 161.63 kt in 1986 and was at its lowest, 88.69 kt, in 2023.
That places Europe 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131.42 kt | — |
| 1962 | 135.15 kt | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 134.07 kt | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 132.16 kt | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 132.26 kt | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 137.43 kt | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 139.93 kt | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 141.18 kt | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 140.02 kt | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 139.43 kt | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 143.51 kt | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 145.11 kt | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 149.35 kt | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 151.89 kt | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 150.89 kt | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 152.11 kt | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 151.38 kt | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 155.92 kt | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 154.96 kt | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 156.68 kt | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 154.85 kt | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 157.79 kt | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 157.65 kt | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 161.03 kt | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 160.55 kt | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 161.63 kt | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 160.69 kt | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 159.3 kt | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 160.43 kt | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 159.87 kt | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 154.55 kt | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 131.66 kt | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 127.1 kt | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 121.97 kt | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 116.59 kt | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 113.37 kt | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 111.52 kt | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 106.09 kt | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 103.47 kt | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 102.55 kt | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 101.13 kt | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 101.07 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.2 kt | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 99.37 kt | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 96.46 kt | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 94.86 kt | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 94.51 kt | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.95 kt | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 95.5 kt | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 92.9 kt | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 93.87 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.86 kt | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 94.68 kt | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 96.53 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 96.46 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.52 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.19 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.4 kt | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 93.24 kt | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.26 kt | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 91.4 kt | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 89.7 kt | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.69 kt | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.96 kt | 131.42 kt | 141.18 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 149.45 kt | 139.43 kt | 155.92 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.06 kt | 154.85 kt | 161.63 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.62 kt | 103.47 kt | 159.87 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.06 kt | 94.51 kt | 102.55 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.56 kt | 91.86 kt | 97.19 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.02 kt | 88.69 kt | 94.26 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Europe?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Europe was 88.69 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 161.63 kt in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.69 kt in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
- Europe ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). 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