IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in World

World: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 835,117 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
835,117 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 6 groups
All-time high
2.90 million kt
in 2000
All-time low
835,117 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1990200520201990: 1.5M kt1991: 1.2M kt1992: 1.5M kt1993: 1.5M kt1994: 2.6M kt1995: 1.5M kt1996: 2.4M kt1997: 1.6M kt1998: 2.3M kt1999: 2.3M kt2000: 2.9M kt2001: 2.1M kt2002: 2.4M kt2003: 2.4M kt2004: 2.6M kt2005: 2.7M kt2006: 1.5M kt2007: 1.4M kt2008: 1.5M kt2009: 1.4M kt2010: 2.1M kt2011: 1.4M kt2012: 1.6M kt2013: 1.5M kt2014: 1.3M kt2015: 1.8M kt2016: 1.4M kt2017: 900.9k kt2018: 846.8k kt2019: 839.7k kt2020: 835.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in World stood at 835,117 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in World peaked at 2.90 million kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 835,117 kt, in 2020.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.84 million kt 1.19 million kt 2.63 million kt 10
2000s 2.10 million kt 1.42 million kt 2.90 million kt 10
2010s 1.39 million kt 839,722 kt 2.14 million kt 10
2020s 835,117 kt 835,117 kt 835,117 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Sierra Leone 1.13 million kt compare
  2. 2 China 622,667 kt compare
  3. 3 India 403,839 kt compare
  4. 4 Brazil 360,850 kt compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in World?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in World was 835,117 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.90 million kt in 2000.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 835,117 kt in 2020.
How does World rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2020.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 2,031 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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