Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 1,424 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1,424 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom peaked at 1,505 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,424 kt, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,505 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,502 kt | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,500 kt | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,497 kt | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,493 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,490 kt | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,486 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,483 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,480 kt | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,477 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,473 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,470 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,466 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,462 kt | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,459 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,457 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,454 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,451 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,449 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,446 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,444 kt | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,442 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,440 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,438 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,436 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,434 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,432 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,430 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,428 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,426 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,424 kt | -0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1,424 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 124.05 kt, 11.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1,424 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 242.41 kt, 5.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,491 kt | 1,477 kt | 1,505 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,459 kt | 1,446 kt | 1,473 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,435 kt | 1,426 kt | 1,444 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,424 kt | 1,424 kt | 1,424 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom was 1,424 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,505 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,424 kt in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — 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