Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 4,269 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4,269 kt
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 80 countries
All-time high
4,821 kt
in 1997
All-time low
4,197 kt
in 2009
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, 1990–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200520201990: 4.7k kt1991: 4.6k kt1992: 4.6k kt1993: 4.7k kt1994: 4.8k kt1995: 4.7k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.8k kt1998: 4.8k kt1999: 4.7k kt2000: 4.5k kt2001: 4.4k kt2002: 4.3k kt2003: 4.3k kt2004: 4.4k kt2005: 4.4k kt2006: 4.3k kt2007: 4.3k kt2008: 4.2k kt2009: 4.2k kt2010: 4.3k kt2011: 4.2k kt2012: 4.2k kt2013: 4.2k kt2014: 4.4k kt2015: 4.4k kt2016: 4.3k kt2017: 4.3k kt2018: 4.3k kt2019: 4.3k kt2020: 4.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom stood at 4,269 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom peaked at 4,821 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4,197 kt, in 2009.

That places United Kingdom 13th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 4,658 kt
1991 4,614 kt -0.9%
1992 4,637 kt +0.5%
1993 4,679 kt +0.9%
1994 4,751 kt +1.5%
1995 4,694 kt -1.2%
1996 4,820 kt +2.7%
1997 4,821 kt +0.0%
1998 4,814 kt -0.1%
1999 4,731 kt -1.7%
2000 4,540 kt -4.0%
2001 4,395 kt -3.2%
2002 4,344 kt -1.2%
2003 4,349 kt +0.1%
2004 4,408 kt +1.4%
2005 4,364 kt -1.0%
2006 4,323 kt -0.9%
2007 4,325 kt +0.0%
2008 4,218 kt -2.5%
2009 4,197 kt -0.5%
2010 4,257 kt +1.4%
2011 4,237 kt -0.5%
2012 4,214 kt -0.6%
2013 4,248 kt +0.8%
2014 4,359 kt +2.6%
2015 4,363 kt +0.1%
2016 4,319 kt -1.0%
2017 4,331 kt +0.3%
2018 4,276 kt -1.3%
2019 4,301 kt +0.6%
2020 4,269 kt -0.7%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 4,269 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 668.23 kt, 6.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 4,269 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 499.07 kt, 8.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,722 kt 4,614 kt 4,821 kt 10
2000s 4,346 kt 4,197 kt 4,540 kt 10
2010s 4,291 kt 4,214 kt 4,363 kt 10
2020s 4,269 kt 4,269 kt 4,269 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 11 Canada 4,358 kt compare
  2. 12 France 4,302 kt compare
  3. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,269 kt compare
  4. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,132 kt compare
  5. 16 Japan 2,673 kt compare

See the full ranking of 85 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom?
Manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom was 4,269 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 4,821 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 4,197 kt in 2009.
How does United Kingdom rank for manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is manure management — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manure Management — 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
85 places, 1,993 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