Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 15.81 kt in 2011. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Sudan (former), 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — emissions in Sudan (former) is 15.81 kt, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Sudan (former) peaked at 21.42 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.1 kt, in 1997.
Sudan (former) ranks 4th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Sudan (former), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.11 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.7 kt | -74.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1 kt | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 5.03 kt | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 5.6 kt | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 4.24 kt | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 13.35 kt | +214.7% |
| 2002 | 19.69 kt | +47.5% |
| 2003 | 18.41 kt | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 20.36 kt | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 21.42 kt | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 18.09 kt | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 20.86 kt | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 17.75 kt | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 19.28 kt | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 14.17 kt | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 15.81 kt | +11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Sudan (former) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +214.7% | 4.24 kt | 13.35 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.81 kt | 4.1 kt | 18.11 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.35 kt | 4.24 kt | 21.42 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.99 kt | 14.17 kt | 15.81 kt | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
- 1 OECD 23.32 kt compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 21.25 kt compare
- 3 Australia 21.25 kt compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 3.17 kt compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.71 kt compare
- 5 Angola 14.74 kt compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.65 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 9.12 kt
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.23 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 7.14 kt compare
More climate change data for Sudan (former)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 87.55 million kg (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0027 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 444,369 kg (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0086 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.007 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 0.0016 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 31,080 t (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0839 kt (2011)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 0.0022 kt (2011)
- Potatoes — Crop residues 0.0121 kt (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — emissions in Sudan (former)?
- Grassland — emissions in Sudan (former) was 15.81 kt in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.42 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 kt in 1997.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for grassland — emissions?
- Sudan (former) ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2011.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan (former) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.