Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O) — UNFCCC by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at...
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 41.24 kt in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0026 kt in Liechtenstein, Principality of.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.83 kt, and the mean is 7.36 kt.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,863.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 222.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 25.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 41.24 kt | 2020 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 2 | France | 32.09 kt | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 32.07 kt | 2020 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 30.56 kt | 2020 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 17.62 kt | 2012 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 16.43 kt | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 16.24 kt | 2020 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 12.99 kt | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.91 kt | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 8.76 kt | 2020 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 8.12 kt | 2020 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 7.37 kt | 2020 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 7.23 kt | 2020 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 6.96 kt | 2020 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus, Republic of | 6.79 kt | 2020 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 6.08 kt | 2014 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 5.73 kt | 2020 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 5.2 kt | 2020 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 4.49 kt | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.04 kt | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 3.96 kt | 2020 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 22 | Japan | 3.83 kt | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 3.38 kt | 2020 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 3.19 kt | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 3.13 kt | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 2.47 kt | 2020 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 2.19 kt | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 28 | Slovak Republic | 2.01 kt | 2020 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 1.68 kt | 2020 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 1.66 kt | 2020 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 1.62 kt | 2020 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 1.56 kt | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 1.32 kt | 2020 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.04 kt | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.6519 kt | 2020 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0.6233 kt | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 0.4352 kt | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 0.29 kt | 2014 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 0.2057 kt | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 0.1793 kt | 2020 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 41 | Cyprus | 0.1226 kt | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 0.0092 kt | 2020 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 43 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0.0026 kt | 2020 | down 3.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 214.3 kt
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).