IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World

World: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 29,826 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
29,826 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
103,635 kt
in 2000
All-time low
29,826 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200520201990: 52.1k kt1991: 42.7k kt1992: 52.7k kt1993: 54.9k kt1994: 93.8k kt1995: 53.7k kt1996: 86.5k kt1997: 56.0k kt1998: 81.0k kt1999: 83.8k kt2000: 103.6k kt2001: 76.5k kt2002: 85.6k kt2003: 86.0k kt2004: 93.5k kt2005: 97.5k kt2006: 52.5k kt2007: 51.2k kt2008: 51.9k kt2009: 50.7k kt2010: 76.3k kt2011: 50.0k kt2012: 56.7k kt2013: 55.1k kt2014: 47.4k kt2015: 65.6k kt2016: 51.7k kt2017: 32.2k kt2018: 30.2k kt2019: 30.0k kt2020: 29.8k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 29,826 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World peaked at 103,635 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29,826 kt, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 52,077 kt —
1991 42,672 kt -18.1%
1992 52,686 kt +23.5%
1993 54,910 kt +4.2%
1994 93,794 kt +70.8%
1995 53,650 kt -42.8%
1996 86,487 kt +61.2%
1997 55,982 kt -35.3%
1998 81,045 kt +44.8%
1999 83,844 kt +3.5%
2000 103,635 kt +23.6%
2001 76,493 kt -26.2%
2002 85,639 kt +12.0%
2003 86,012 kt +0.4%
2004 93,480 kt +8.7%
2005 97,518 kt +4.3%
2006 52,509 kt -46.2%
2007 51,205 kt -2.5%
2008 51,859 kt +1.3%
2009 50,713 kt -2.2%
2010 76,266 kt +50.4%
2011 50,013 kt -34.4%
2012 56,702 kt +13.4%
2013 55,082 kt -2.9%
2014 47,450 kt -13.9%
2015 65,608 kt +38.3%
2016 51,719 kt -21.2%
2017 32,176 kt -37.8%
2018 30,244 kt -6.0%
2019 29,990 kt -0.8%
2020 29,826 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65,715 kt 42,672 kt 93,794 kt 10
2000s 74,906 kt 50,713 kt 103,635 kt 10
2010s 49,525 kt 29,990 kt 76,266 kt 10
2020s 29,826 kt 29,826 kt 29,826 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Sierra Leone 40,238 kt compare
  2. 2 China 22,238 kt compare
  3. 3 India 14,423 kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 12,888 kt compare

See the full ranking of 102 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World was 29,826 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 103,635 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 29,826 kt in 2020.
How does World rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
102 places, 2,180 data points, 1990–2020
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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