Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 7.88 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7.88 kt
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
9.57 kt
in 1991
All-time low
7.88 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

02468101990200520201990: 9.5 kt1991: 9.6 kt1992: 9.2 kt1993: 8.7 kt1994: 9 kt1995: 8.9 kt1996: 9.1 kt1997: 9.4 kt1998: 9.2 kt1999: 9.2 kt2000: 8.9 kt2001: 8.5 kt2002: 8.7 kt2003: 8.6 kt2004: 8.6 kt2005: 8.4 kt2006: 8.1 kt2007: 8 kt2008: 8 kt2009: 8 kt2010: 8.1 kt2011: 8.2 kt2012: 8.2 kt2013: 8.1 kt2014: 8.6 kt2015: 8.5 kt2016: 8.4 kt2017: 8.7 kt2018: 8.6 kt2019: 8.6 kt2020: 7.9 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 7.88 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 9.57 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.88 kt, in 2020.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 9.48 kt
1991 9.57 kt +1.0%
1992 9.15 kt -4.4%
1993 8.68 kt -5.2%
1994 8.95 kt +3.2%
1995 8.88 kt -0.8%
1996 9.08 kt +2.3%
1997 9.41 kt +3.6%
1998 9.24 kt -1.8%
1999 9.19 kt -0.4%
2000 8.88 kt -3.4%
2001 8.49 kt -4.4%
2002 8.72 kt +2.6%
2003 8.55 kt -1.9%
2004 8.56 kt +0.1%
2005 8.42 kt -1.7%
2006 8.12 kt -3.5%
2007 8.03 kt -1.1%
2008 7.98 kt -0.6%
2009 8.04 kt +0.7%
2010 8.13 kt +1.2%
2011 8.24 kt +1.3%
2012 8.15 kt -1.0%
2013 8.06 kt -1.1%
2014 8.6 kt +6.6%
2015 8.51 kt -1.0%
2016 8.45 kt -0.7%
2017 8.7 kt +3.0%
2018 8.64 kt -0.7%
2019 8.58 kt -0.6%
2020 7.88 kt -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.16 kt 8.68 kt 9.57 kt 10
2000s 8.38 kt 7.98 kt 8.88 kt 10
2010s 8.41 kt 8.06 kt 8.7 kt 10
2020s 7.88 kt 7.88 kt 7.88 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 6 Australia 10.48 kt compare
  2. 7 Poland 9.98 kt compare
  3. 8 Italy 7.93 kt compare
  4. 10 Japan 7.83 kt compare
  5. 11 Romania 6.87 kt compare
  6. 12 Spain 5.98 kt compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 7.88 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 9.57 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.88 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
50 places, 1,466 data points, 1990–2020
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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