IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in World

World: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions was 8,065 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,065 kt
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
8,065 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,732 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in World, 1961–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, ipcc agriculture — emissions in World stood at 8,065 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions in World peaked at 8,065 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,732 kt, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in World, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 2,732 kt
1962 2,811 kt +2.9%
1963 2,878 kt +2.4%
1964 2,960 kt +2.9%
1965 3,064 kt +3.5%
1966 3,194 kt +4.2%
1967 3,302 kt +3.4%
1968 3,398 kt +2.9%
1969 3,459 kt +1.8%
1970 3,552 kt +2.7%
1971 3,665 kt +3.2%
1972 3,754 kt +2.4%
1973 3,871 kt +3.1%
1974 3,919 kt +1.3%
1975 4,085 kt +4.2%
1976 4,153 kt +1.7%
1977 4,250 kt +2.3%
1978 4,391 kt +3.3%
1979 4,474 kt +1.9%
1980 4,598 kt +2.8%
1981 4,642 kt +1.0%
1982 4,707 kt +1.4%
1983 4,814 kt +2.3%
1984 4,951 kt +2.8%
1985 4,974 kt +0.5%
1986 5,054 kt +1.6%
1987 5,127 kt +1.4%
1988 5,226 kt +1.9%
1989 5,292 kt +1.3%
1990 6,099 kt +15.2%
1991 6,044 kt -0.9%
1992 6,038 kt -0.1%
1993 5,986 kt -0.9%
1994 6,049 kt +1.0%
1995 6,176 kt +2.1%
1996 6,290 kt +1.9%
1997 6,197 kt -1.5%
1998 6,307 kt +1.8%
1999 6,392 kt +1.3%
2000 6,363 kt -0.4%
2001 6,403 kt +0.6%
2002 6,531 kt +2.0%
2003 6,521 kt -0.2%
2004 6,705 kt +2.8%
2005 6,730 kt +0.4%
2006 6,836 kt +1.6%
2007 6,994 kt +2.3%
2008 6,965 kt -0.4%
2009 6,993 kt +0.4%
2010 7,127 kt +1.9%
2011 7,391 kt +3.7%
2012 7,412 kt +0.3%
2013 7,338 kt -1.0%
2014 7,441 kt +1.4%
2015 7,466 kt +0.3%
2016 7,514 kt +0.6%
2017 7,685 kt +2.3%
2018 7,619 kt -0.9%
2019 7,613 kt -0.1%
2020 7,841 kt +3.0%
2021 7,876 kt +0.4%
2022 7,837 kt -0.5%
2023 8,065 kt +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,089 kt 2,732 kt 3,459 kt 9
1970s 4,011 kt 3,552 kt 4,474 kt 10
1980s 4,939 kt 4,598 kt 5,292 kt 10
1990s 6,158 kt 5,986 kt 6,392 kt 10
2000s 6,704 kt 6,363 kt 6,994 kt 10
2010s 7,461 kt 7,127 kt 7,685 kt 10
2020s 7,905 kt 7,837 kt 8,065 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 1,983 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,117 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 1,111 kt compare
  4. 4 India 832.19 kt compare

See the full ranking of 280 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions in World?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions in World was 8,065 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 8,065 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,732 kt in 1961.
How does World rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 15,466 data points, 1961–2023
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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