Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 332,559 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 332,559 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia peaked at 332,559 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 173,142 kt, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 173,142 kt | — |
| 1991 | 178,257 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 185,231 kt | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 187,475 kt | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 194,367 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 200,464 kt | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 204,839 kt | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 210,590 kt | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 214,928 kt | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 218,843 kt | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 215,244 kt | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 218,577 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 214,347 kt | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 221,503 kt | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 228,365 kt | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 238,808 kt | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 252,882 kt | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 255,118 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 262,165 kt | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 269,454 kt | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 275,661 kt | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 280,039 kt | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 276,888 kt | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 283,013 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 285,590 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 285,083 kt | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 285,508 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 290,044 kt | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 296,993 kt | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 307,333 kt | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 321,474 kt | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 323,268 kt | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 327,354 kt | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 332,559 kt | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,814 kt | 173,142 kt | 218,843 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,646 kt | 214,347 kt | 269,454 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,615 kt | 275,661 kt | 307,333 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,164 kt | 321,474 kt | 332,559 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22,341 kt compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 101,807 kt compare
- 7 Australia 90,028 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 20,384 kt compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17,803 kt compare
- 8 Pakistan 60,654 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,346 kt compare
- 9 Indonesia 56,904 kt compare
- 10 Russian Federation 49,045 kt compare
- 11 Ethiopia 46,158 kt compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10,066 kt compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,654 kt compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 40,024 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Southern Asia was 332,559 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 332,559 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,142 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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