Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 14.96 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.96 kt
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
28th
of 32 groups
All-time high
21.55 kt
in 1988
All-time low
14.96 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

05101520196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Southern Europe is 14.96 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 21.55 kt in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14.96 kt, in 2023.

Southern Europe ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 19.43 kt
1962 19.31 kt -0.6%
1963 18.68 kt -3.3%
1964 18.33 kt -1.9%
1965 18.49 kt +0.8%
1966 18.58 kt +0.5%
1967 19.06 kt +2.5%
1968 19.08 kt +0.1%
1969 19.22 kt +0.7%
1970 18.94 kt -1.5%
1971 18.88 kt -0.3%
1972 18.66 kt -1.1%
1973 18.95 kt +1.5%
1974 19.13 kt +0.9%
1975 19.16 kt +0.2%
1976 19.21 kt +0.3%
1977 19.25 kt +0.2%
1978 19.63 kt +2.0%
1979 19.36 kt -1.4%
1980 19.8 kt +2.2%
1981 19.63 kt -0.9%
1982 20.34 kt +3.6%
1983 20.07 kt -1.3%
1984 20.76 kt +3.4%
1985 20.48 kt -1.3%
1986 20.66 kt +0.9%
1987 20.57 kt -0.4%
1988 21.55 kt +4.7%
1989 21.4 kt -0.7%
1990 21.22 kt -0.8%
1991 21.12 kt -0.5%
1992 20.04 kt -5.1%
1993 19.93 kt -0.5%
1994 19.88 kt -0.3%
1995 19.72 kt -0.8%
1996 19.87 kt +0.7%
1997 20.04 kt +0.9%
1998 20.23 kt +0.9%
1999 19.99 kt -1.2%
2000 20.03 kt +0.2%
2001 18.99 kt -5.2%
2002 19.49 kt +2.7%
2003 19.11 kt -2.0%
2004 19.63 kt +2.7%
2005 18.83 kt -4.1%
2006 18.91 kt +0.4%
2007 19.02 kt +0.6%
2008 18.86 kt -0.9%
2009 18.33 kt -2.8%
2010 18.25 kt -0.4%
2011 17.93 kt -1.8%
2012 17.46 kt -2.6%
2013 17.71 kt +1.4%
2014 17.69 kt -0.1%
2015 17.83 kt +0.8%
2016 18.15 kt +1.8%
2017 17.75 kt -2.2%
2018 16.61 kt -6.5%
2019 16.24 kt -2.2%
2020 17.95 kt +10.6%
2021 16.2 kt -9.7%
2022 15.43 kt -4.8%
2023 14.96 kt -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.91 kt 18.33 kt 19.43 kt 9
1970s 19.12 kt 18.66 kt 19.63 kt 10
1980s 20.53 kt 19.63 kt 21.55 kt 10
1990s 20.2 kt 19.72 kt 21.22 kt 10
2000s 19.12 kt 18.33 kt 20.03 kt 10
2010s 17.56 kt 16.24 kt 18.25 kt 10
2020s 16.14 kt 14.96 kt 17.95 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 25 Niger 9.13 kt compare
  2. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.27 kt compare
  3. 27 South Sudan 7.74 kt compare
  4. 28 Germany 7.59 kt compare
  5. 29 Mongolia 7.49 kt compare
  6. 30 New Zealand 7.44 kt compare
  7. 31 Côte d'Ivoire 1.68 kt compare
  8. 31 Uganda 7.39 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Southern Europe?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Southern Europe was 14.96 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 21.55 kt in 1988.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 14.96 kt in 2023.
How does Southern Europe rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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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