Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share was 76.86 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.86 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
76.86 %
in 2023
All-time low
71.15 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Northern Europe, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 71.6 %1991: 71.2 %1992: 73.3 %1993: 72.9 %1994: 73.4 %1995: 73.1 %1996: 72.9 %1997: 73.3 %1998: 73.1 %1999: 71.8 %2000: 72 %2001: 72.3 %2002: 72.5 %2003: 71.8 %2004: 72.1 %2005: 72.7 %2006: 73 %2007: 72.6 %2008: 74 %2009: 75.7 %2010: 74 %2011: 74.2 %2012: 74 %2013: 74.7 %2014: 75 %2015: 75.1 %2016: 75.3 %2017: 75.5 %2018: 74.9 %2019: 75.5 %2020: 76.5 %2021: 76.3 %2022: 76.7 %2023: 76.9 %

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 76.86 % for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Northern Europe peaked at 76.86 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.15 %, in 1991.

Northern Europe ranks 14th of 31 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 Share in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (N2O) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 71.6 %
1991 71.15 % -0.6%
1992 73.32 % +3.0%
1993 72.94 % -0.5%
1994 73.38 % +0.6%
1995 73.11 % -0.4%
1996 72.91 % -0.3%
1997 73.33 % +0.6%
1998 73.1 % -0.3%
1999 71.77 % -1.8%
2000 72.01 % +0.3%
2001 72.32 % +0.4%
2002 72.48 % +0.2%
2003 71.81 % -0.9%
2004 72.12 % +0.4%
2005 72.74 % +0.9%
2006 73.03 % +0.4%
2007 72.57 % -0.6%
2008 74.05 % +2.0%
2009 75.73 % +2.3%
2010 74.04 % -2.2%
2011 74.2 % +0.2%
2012 74.04 % -0.2%
2013 74.73 % +0.9%
2014 74.98 % +0.3%
2015 75.1 % +0.2%
2016 75.31 % +0.3%
2017 75.47 % +0.2%
2018 74.9 % -0.8%
2019 75.53 % +0.8%
2020 76.47 % +1.2%
2021 76.26 % -0.3%
2022 76.73 % +0.6%
2023 76.86 % +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.66 % 71.15 % 73.38 % 10
2000s 72.89 % 71.81 % 75.73 % 10
2010s 74.83 % 74.04 % 75.53 % 10
2020s 76.58 % 76.26 % 76.86 % 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 11 Paraguay 93.33 % compare
  2. 12 Mauritania 93.07 % compare
  3. 12 Türkiye 71.87 % compare
  4. 13 Mongolia 92.48 % compare
  5. 14 Belarus 92 % compare
  6. 15 Angola 91.94 % compare
  7. 16 Namibia 91.82 % compare
  8. 17 Niue 91.67 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Northern Europe?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Northern Europe was 76.86 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 76.86 % in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 71.15 % in 1991.
How does Northern Europe rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share?
Northern Europe ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions share rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.