Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Greenland
Greenland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Greenland is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Greenland peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greenland 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +300.0% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 158 Somalia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 159 South Sudan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 160 Central African Republic 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Aruba 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Bahrain 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Bermuda 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Dominica 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Faroe Islands 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Kiribati 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Marshall Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
- 162 Nauru 0 kt per square kilometre
- 162 Palau 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Tuvalu 0 kt per square kilometre
- 162 Vanuatu 0 kt per square kilometre
- 162 Samoa 0 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Greenland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Greenland was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- Greenland ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.