Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD

OECD: Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 18,435 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,435 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
18,435 kt
in 2021
All-time low
9,154 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 9.2k kt1991: 9.3k kt1992: 9.4k kt1993: 9.4k kt1994: 9.7k kt1995: 9.9k kt1996: 10.2k kt1997: 10.6k kt1998: 10.9k kt1999: 11.3k kt2000: 11.5k kt2001: 11.8k kt2002: 13.3k kt2003: 13.4k kt2004: 12.7k kt2005: 12.8k kt2006: 13.5k kt2007: 13.0k kt2008: 13.1k kt2009: 13.2k kt2010: 13.6k kt2011: 14.6k kt2012: 14.0k kt2013: 14.0k kt2014: 14.0k kt2015: 12.7k kt2016: 13.7k kt2017: 15.0k kt2018: 15.4k kt2019: 15.5k kt2020: 18.0k kt2021: 18.4k kt2022: 18.4k kt2023: 18.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD stood at 18,435 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD peaked at 18,435 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,154 kt, in 1990.

OECD ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,154 kt
1991 9,342 kt +2.0%
1992 9,381 kt +0.4%
1993 9,383 kt +0.0%
1994 9,728 kt +3.7%
1995 9,885 kt +1.6%
1996 10,201 kt +3.2%
1997 10,576 kt +3.7%
1998 10,896 kt +3.0%
1999 11,304 kt +3.7%
2000 11,496 kt +1.7%
2001 11,780 kt +2.5%
2002 13,300 kt +12.9%
2003 13,435 kt +1.0%
2004 12,720 kt -5.3%
2005 12,822 kt +0.8%
2006 13,550 kt +5.7%
2007 13,011 kt -4.0%
2008 13,112 kt +0.8%
2009 13,200 kt +0.7%
2010 13,606 kt +3.1%
2011 14,584 kt +7.2%
2012 13,966 kt -4.2%
2013 13,959 kt -0.0%
2014 14,028 kt +0.5%
2015 12,708 kt -9.4%
2016 13,650 kt +7.4%
2017 15,043 kt +10.2%
2018 15,431 kt +2.6%
2019 15,510 kt +0.5%
2020 17,984 kt +16.0%
2021 18,435 kt +2.5%
2022 18,435 kt +0.0%
2023 18,435 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,985 kt 9,154 kt 11,304 kt 10
2000s 12,843 kt 11,496 kt 13,550 kt 10
2010s 14,248 kt 12,708 kt 15,510 kt 10
2020s 18,322 kt 17,984 kt 18,435 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 24,979 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 24,978 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 13,604 kt compare
  4. 5 Poland 4,142 kt compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 2,509 kt compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD?
Fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD was 18,435 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 18,435 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 9,154 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertilizers manufacturing — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 2,715 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