Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Denmark
Denmark: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 2.02 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Denmark, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Denmark stood at 2.02 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Denmark peaked at 2.75 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.02 kt, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 13th of 32 countries on this measure, 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC in Denmark, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.75 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.72 kt | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.69 kt | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.67 kt | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.64 kt | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.62 kt | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.59 kt | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.57 kt | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.54 kt | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.51 kt | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.49 kt | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.46 kt | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.44 kt | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.41 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.38 kt | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.36 kt | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.33 kt | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.31 kt | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.28 kt | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.25 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.24 kt | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.19 kt | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.16 kt | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.13 kt | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1 kt | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.07 kt | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.06 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.05 kt | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.03 kt | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.02 kt | -1.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2.02 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3799 kt, 5.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2.02 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2781 kt, 7.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 kt | 2.51 kt | 2.75 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 kt | 2.25 kt | 2.49 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 kt | 2.03 kt | 2.24 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 kt | 2.02 kt | 2.02 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Denmark?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Denmark was 2.02 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 kt in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.