Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,967 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
4,967 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 256 countries
All-time high
5,120 kt
in 1990
All-time low
4,967 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 5.1k kt1991: 5.1k kt1992: 5.1k kt1993: 5.1k kt1994: 5.1k kt1995: 5.1k kt1996: 5.1k kt1997: 5.0k kt1998: 5.0k kt1999: 5.0k kt2000: 5.0k kt2001: 5.0k kt2002: 5.0k kt2003: 5.0k kt2004: 5.0k kt2005: 5.0k kt2006: 5.0k kt2007: 5.0k kt2008: 5.0k kt2009: 5.0k kt2010: 5.0k kt2011: 5.0k kt2012: 5.0k kt2013: 5.0k kt2014: 5.0k kt2015: 5.0k kt2016: 5.0k kt2017: 5.0k kt2018: 5.0k kt2019: 5.0k kt2020: 5.0k kt2021: 5.0k kt2022: 5.0k kt2023: 5.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom stood at 4,967 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom peaked at 5,120 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,967 kt, in 2022.

That places United Kingdom 10th out of 256 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5,120 kt
1991 5,120 kt +0.0%
1992 5,120 kt +0.0%
1993 5,120 kt -0.0%
1994 5,119 kt -0.0%
1995 5,117 kt -0.0%
1996 5,102 kt -0.3%
1997 5,043 kt -1.2%
1998 5,043 kt +0.0%
1999 5,035 kt -0.2%
2000 5,022 kt -0.3%
2001 5,017 kt -0.1%
2002 5,010 kt -0.1%
2003 5,003 kt -0.1%
2004 4,995 kt -0.2%
2005 4,994 kt -0.0%
2006 4,994 kt -0.0%
2007 4,991 kt -0.1%
2008 4,989 kt -0.0%
2009 4,988 kt -0.0%
2010 4,990 kt +0.0%
2011 4,992 kt +0.0%
2012 4,993 kt +0.0%
2013 4,995 kt +0.1%
2014 4,992 kt -0.1%
2015 4,992 kt +0.0%
2016 4,993 kt +0.0%
2017 4,993 kt +0.0%
2018 4,990 kt -0.1%
2019 4,990 kt +0.0%
2020 4,988 kt -0.1%
2021 4,978 kt -0.2%
2022 4,967 kt -0.2%
2023 4,967 kt +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 4,967 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8 kt, 1306.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 4,967 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.52 kt, 136.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,094 kt 5,035 kt 5,120 kt 10
2000s 5,000 kt 4,988 kt 5,022 kt 10
2010s 4,992 kt 4,990 kt 4,995 kt 10
2020s 4,975 kt 4,967 kt 4,988 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 7 United States 5,863 kt compare
  2. 8 Poland 5,301 kt compare
  3. 9 Germany 5,175 kt compare
  4. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,967 kt compare
  5. 12 Mongolia 4,194 kt compare
  6. 13 Ukraine 3,619 kt compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom was 4,967 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 5,120 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 4,967 kt in 2022.
How does United Kingdom rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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