Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 23.58 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 23.58 kt for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Western Europe peaked at 33.1 kt in 1984 and was at its lowest, 23.14 kt, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.05 kt | — |
| 1962 | 26.98 kt | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 26.58 kt | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 26.34 kt | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 26.61 kt | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 26.86 kt | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 27.78 kt | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 28.22 kt | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 28 kt | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 28.09 kt | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 28.54 kt | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 28.59 kt | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 29.46 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 30.47 kt | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 30.3 kt | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 30.11 kt | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 30.5 kt | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 31.24 kt | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 31.45 kt | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 31.89 kt | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 31.89 kt | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.17 kt | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 32.07 kt | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 33.1 kt | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 32.9 kt | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 32.57 kt | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 31.91 kt | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 31.48 kt | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 31.32 kt | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 31.26 kt | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.61 kt | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 29.19 kt | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 28.59 kt | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 28.43 kt | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.53 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.85 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 28.7 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 28.55 kt | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 28.37 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 28.46 kt | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 28.26 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.86 kt | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.51 kt | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 27.17 kt | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.69 kt | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.27 kt | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 26.21 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 27.2 kt | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27.06 kt | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.61 kt | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.18 kt | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.29 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.56 kt | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.95 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.03 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.05 kt | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 26.25 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.48 kt | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 24.8 kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.74 kt | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 23.74 kt | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.14 kt | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.58 kt | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.05 kt | 26.05 kt | 28.22 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.87 kt | 28.09 kt | 31.45 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.13 kt | 31.32 kt | 33.1 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.11 kt | 28.37 kt | 31.26 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.17 kt | 26.21 kt | 28.46 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.12 kt | 24.48 kt | 27.03 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 kt | 23.14 kt | 24.74 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 22 France 10.31 kt compare
- 23 Mali 10.24 kt compare
- 24 Bangladesh 10.22 kt compare
- 25 Niger 9.13 kt compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.27 kt compare
- 27 South Sudan 7.74 kt compare
- 28 Germany 7.59 kt compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Western Europe?
- Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Western Europe was 23.58 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1 kt in 1984.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.14 kt in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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