Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 5.37 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 5.37 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 5.68 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.37 kt, in 2020.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.68 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5.67 kt | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.66 kt | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.65 kt | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.63 kt | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.62 kt | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.61 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.6 kt | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.59 kt | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.58 kt | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.56 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.55 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.53 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.52 kt | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.51 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.49 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.48 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.47 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.46 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.45 kt | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.44 kt | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.43 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.42 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.42 kt | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.41 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.39 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.39 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.38 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.37 kt | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.63 kt | 5.58 kt | 5.68 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5 kt | 5.46 kt | 5.56 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 kt | 5.38 kt | 5.45 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 kt | 5.37 kt | 5.37 kt | 1 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 5.37 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 kt in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 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 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.