Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions was 18.74 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

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

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 19.3 kt1991: 19.3 kt1992: 19.3 kt1993: 19.3 kt1994: 19.3 kt1995: 19.3 kt1996: 19.3 kt1997: 19 kt1998: 19 kt1999: 19 kt2000: 18.9 kt2001: 18.9 kt2002: 18.9 kt2003: 18.9 kt2004: 18.8 kt2005: 18.8 kt2006: 18.8 kt2007: 18.8 kt2008: 18.8 kt2009: 18.8 kt2010: 18.8 kt2011: 18.8 kt2012: 18.8 kt2013: 18.8 kt2014: 18.8 kt2015: 18.8 kt2016: 18.8 kt2017: 18.8 kt2018: 18.8 kt2019: 18.8 kt2020: 18.8 kt2021: 18.8 kt2022: 18.7 kt2023: 18.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 18.74 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 19.32 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.74 kt, in 2022.

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

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 19.32 kt
1991 19.32 kt +0.0%
1992 19.32 kt +0.0%
1993 19.32 kt -0.0%
1994 19.32 kt -0.0%
1995 19.31 kt -0.0%
1996 19.25 kt -0.3%
1997 19.03 kt -1.2%
1998 19.03 kt +0.0%
1999 19 kt -0.2%
2000 18.95 kt -0.3%
2001 18.93 kt -0.1%
2002 18.91 kt -0.1%
2003 18.88 kt -0.1%
2004 18.85 kt -0.2%
2005 18.84 kt -0.0%
2006 18.84 kt -0.0%
2007 18.83 kt -0.1%
2008 18.83 kt -0.0%
2009 18.82 kt -0.0%
2010 18.83 kt +0.0%
2011 18.84 kt +0.0%
2012 18.84 kt +0.0%
2013 18.85 kt +0.1%
2014 18.84 kt -0.1%
2015 18.84 kt +0.0%
2016 18.84 kt +0.0%
2017 18.84 kt +0.0%
2018 18.83 kt -0.1%
2019 18.83 kt +0.0%
2020 18.82 kt -0.1%
2021 18.79 kt -0.2%
2022 18.74 kt -0.2%
2023 18.74 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.22 kt 19 kt 19.32 kt 10
2000s 18.87 kt 18.82 kt 18.95 kt 10
2010s 18.84 kt 18.83 kt 18.85 kt 10
2020s 18.77 kt 18.74 kt 18.82 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 7 United States 22.13 kt compare
  2. 8 Poland 20 kt compare
  3. 9 Germany 19.53 kt compare
  4. 10 United Kingdom 18.74 kt compare
  5. 12 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
  6. 13 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 18.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 19.32 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 18.74 kt in 2022.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 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 (N2O) — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O)
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
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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