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Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) by country

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Countries reporting
229
Highest
491.03 kt
China
Lowest
0 kt
Niue
Median
0.8182 kt
Years covered
90
1961–2050
Data points
15,107

What the numbers show

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 491.03 kt in China; the lowest is 0 kt in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.8182 kt, and the mean is 14.65 kt.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 163.9%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 100.0%).

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 491.03 kt 2050 — volatile
2 China, mainland 487.69 kt 2050 — volatile
3 OECD 462.38 kt 2050 — rising
4 India 435.07 kt 2050 — volatile
5 United States 169.04 kt 2050 — rising
6 Brazil 134.2 kt 2050 — volatile
7 USSR 122.23 kt 1991 down 7.2% volatile
8 Pakistan 99.28 kt 2050 — volatile
9 Indonesia 58.67 kt 2050 — volatile
10 Canada 35.64 kt 2050 — volatile
11 France 35.12 kt 2050 — rising
12 Bangladesh 32.2 kt 2050 — volatile
13 Mexico 31.13 kt 2050 — rising
14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 30.15 kt 2050 — volatile
15 Egypt 28.73 kt 2050 — rising
16 Argentina 28.01 kt 2050 — volatile
17 Turkey 27.13 kt 2050 — volatile
17 Türkiye 27.13 kt 2050 — volatile
19 Germany 26.77 kt 2050 — falling
20 Russia 25.21 kt 2050 — rising
20 Russian Federation 25.21 kt 2050 — rising
22 Thailand 24.83 kt 2050 — volatile
23 Australia and New Zealand 22.17 kt 2050 — volatile
24 Vietnam 21.31 kt 2050 — volatile
24 Viet Nam 21.31 kt 2050 — volatile
26 Australia 20.39 kt 2050 — volatile
27 Philippines 19.31 kt 2050 — volatile
28 Poland 16.47 kt 2050 — rising
29 United Kingdom 15.84 kt 2050 — rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.84 kt 2050 — rising
31 Uzbekistan 15.31 kt 2050 — rising
32 Spain 14.85 kt 2050 — rising
33 Italy 12.44 kt 2050 — flat
34 South Africa 11.27 kt 2050 — rising
35 Ukraine 10.8 kt 2050 — volatile
36 Iraq 10.57 kt 2050 — volatile
37 Belarus 10.13 kt 2050 — rising
38 Morocco 9.91 kt 2050 — volatile
39 Malaysia 9.77 kt 2050 — volatile
40 Nigeria 9.56 kt 2050 — volatile
41 Colombia 9.1 kt 2050 — volatile
42 Ethiopia 7.35 kt 2050 — volatile
43 Syria 7.21 kt 2050 — volatile
43 Syrian Arab Republic 7.21 kt 2050 — volatile
45 Malawi 6.52 kt 2050 — volatile
46 Serbia 6.38 kt 2050 — rising
47 Turkmenistan 6.3 kt 2050 — volatile
48 Peru 6.24 kt 2050 — volatile
49 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.65 kt 2050 — volatile
50 Japan 5.31 kt 2050 — falling
51 Sri Lanka 5.14 kt 2050 — volatile
52 Ireland 5.03 kt 2050 — rising
53 Chile 4.81 kt 2050 — volatile
54 Zambia 4.76 kt 2050 — volatile
55 Yugoslav SFR 4.53 kt 1991 down 39.6% rising
56 Hungary 4.48 kt 2050 — falling
57 Republic of Korea 4.46 kt 2050 — falling
58 Uruguay 4.44 kt 2050 — volatile
59 Czechoslovakia 4.4 kt 1992 down 55.8% rising
60 Serbia and Montenegro 4.35 kt 2005 up 114.7% rising
61 Kenya 4.34 kt 2050 — volatile
62 Romania 4.21 kt 2050 — volatile
63 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.17 kt 2050 — falling
64 Croatia 4.01 kt 2050 — rising
65 United Republic of Tanzania 3.99 kt 2050 — volatile
66 Guatemala 3.91 kt 2050 — volatile
67 Tunisia 3.8 kt 2050 — volatile
68 Czechia 3.49 kt 2050 — rising
69 Greece 3.45 kt 2050 — falling
70 Ecuador 3.43 kt 2050 — volatile
71 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.33 kt 2050 — volatile
72 China, Taiwan Province of 3.32 kt 2050 — falling
73 Mali 3.29 kt 2050 — volatile
74 Caribbean 3.08 kt 2050 — falling
75 Paraguay 3.07 kt 2050 — volatile
76 Denmark 2.9 kt 2050 — falling
77 Zimbabwe 2.8 kt 2050 — rising
78 Bulgaria 2.77 kt 2050 — falling
79 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.69 kt 1999 down 10.0% rising
80 Sweden 2.52 kt 2050 — falling
81 El Salvador 2.45 kt 2050 — rising
82 Myanmar 2.37 kt 2050 — volatile
83 Norway 2.31 kt 2050 — rising
84 Finland 2.3 kt 2050 — flat
85 Belgium 2.26 kt 2050 — falling
86 Saudi Arabia 2.11 kt 2050 — volatile
87 Honduras 1.9 kt 2050 — volatile
88 Lithuania 1.9 kt 2050 — rising
89 Sudan 1.89 kt 2023 up 163.9% volatile
90 Burkina Faso 1.87 kt 2050 — volatile
91 New Zealand 1.78 kt 2050 — volatile
92 Costa Rica 1.7 kt 2050 — rising
93 Austria 1.58 kt 2050 — falling
94 Dominican Republic 1.57 kt 2050 — volatile
95 Portugal 1.47 kt 2050 — falling
96 Cameroon 1.41 kt 2050 — volatile
97 Sudan (former) 1.38 kt 2011 up 25.1% rising
98 Slovakia 1.32 kt 2050 — rising
99 Mozambique 1.28 kt 2050 — volatile
100 Afghanistan 1.24 kt 2050 — volatile
101 Somalia 1.21 kt 2050 — volatile
102 Algeria 1.2 kt 2050 — rising
103 Libya 1.2 kt 2050 — volatile
104 Switzerland 1.14 kt 2050 — rising
105 Cuba 1.1 kt 2050 — volatile
106 Yemen 1.01 kt 2050 — volatile
107 Ghana 1 kt 2050 — volatile
108 Cambodia 0.981 kt 2050 — volatile
109 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9572 kt 2050 — volatile
109 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9572 kt 2050 — volatile
111 Nicaragua 0.9259 kt 2023 up 62.4% volatile
112 Armenia 0.9056 kt 2050 — volatile
113 Israel 0.8469 kt 2050 — rising
114 Senegal 0.8308 kt 2050 — volatile
115 Kazakhstan 0.8182 kt 2050 — volatile
116 Kyrgyzstan 0.7875 kt 2050 — rising
117 Albania 0.7524 kt 2050 — volatile
118 Niger 0.7219 kt 2050 — volatile
119 Latvia 0.6772 kt 2050 — rising
120 Angola 0.6666 kt 2050 — volatile
121 Georgia 0.6101 kt 2050 — falling
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6046 kt 2050 — volatile
123 Panama 0.5791 kt 2050 — rising
124 Madagascar 0.5789 kt 2050 — volatile
125 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5776 kt 2050 — volatile
126 Azerbaijan 0.5218 kt 2050 — volatile
127 Ethiopia PDR 0.473 kt 1992 up 110.5% volatile
128 Slovenia 0.4539 kt 2050 — falling
129 Melanesia 0.4341 kt 2050 — rising
130 North Macedonia 0.4108 kt 2050 — rising
131 Chad 0.39 kt 2050 — volatile
132 Laos 0.3699 kt 2050 — volatile
132 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3699 kt 2050 — volatile
134 Uganda 0.358 kt 2050 — volatile
135 Estonia 0.3489 kt 2050 — rising
136 Moldova 0.3401 kt 2050 — volatile
136 Republic of Moldova 0.3401 kt 2050 — volatile
138 United Arab Emirates 0.3213 kt 2050 — volatile
139 Lebanon 0.3103 kt 2050 — rising
140 Papua New Guinea 0.2981 kt 2050 — volatile
141 Guinea 0.2799 kt 2050 — volatile
142 Botswana 0.2757 kt 2023 down 20.2% volatile
143 Iceland 0.2641 kt 2050 — falling
144 Tajikistan 0.2458 kt 2050 — volatile
145 Liberia 0.2425 kt 2050 — volatile
146 Jordan 0.2383 kt 2050 — volatile
147 Nepal 0.2347 kt 2050 — volatile
148 Rwanda 0.2292 kt 2050 — volatile
149 Guyana 0.2184 kt 2050 — rising
150 Luxembourg 0.2143 kt 2050 — falling
151 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1814 kt 2050 — volatile
152 Eswatini 0.1633 kt 2050 — rising
153 Mongolia 0.154 kt 2050 — volatile
154 Palestine 0.1482 kt 2050 — falling
154 Palestine 0.1482 kt 2050 — falling
156 Mauritius 0.1432 kt 2050 — falling
157 Suriname 0.1328 kt 2050 — volatile
158 Burundi 0.1245 kt 2050 — volatile
159 Haiti 0.1236 kt 2050 — volatile
160 Fiji 0.1184 kt 2050 — falling
161 Gambia 0.1146 kt 2050 — volatile
162 Trinidad and Tobago 0.111 kt 2050 — falling
163 Cyprus 0.1042 kt 2050 — falling
164 Lesotho 0.1029 kt 2050 — volatile
165 Jamaica 0.0989 kt 2050 — falling
166 Belize 0.0911 kt 2050 — volatile
167 Namibia 0.0887 kt 2050 — volatile
168 Oman 0.0801 kt 2050 — volatile
169 Mauritania 0.0794 kt 2050 — volatile
170 Sierra Leone 0.0573 kt 2050 — volatile
171 Bhutan 0.0424 kt 2050 — volatile
172 Guinea-Bissau 0.0423 kt 2023 down 1.6% volatile
173 Puerto Rico 0.0393 kt 2050 — rising
174 Montenegro 0.0356 kt 2050 — rising
175 Eritrea 0.033 kt 2050 — volatile
176 Gabon 0.0238 kt 2050 — volatile
177 Barbados 0.0224 kt 2050 — volatile
178 Benin 0.021 kt 2050 — volatile
179 Central African Republic 0.0188 kt 2050 — volatile
180 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.0186 kt 2050 — falling
181 New Caledonia 0.0176 kt 2050 — volatile
182 French Guiana 0.0167 kt 2023 up 30.5% volatile
183 Bahrain 0.0155 kt 2050 — volatile
184 Togo 0.0124 kt 2050 — volatile
185 Kuwait 0.0101 kt 2050 — volatile
185 Qatar 0.0101 kt 2050 — volatile
187 Malta 0.0096 kt 2050 — rising
188 Polynesia 0.0083 kt 2050 — volatile
189 French Polynesia 0.0076 kt 2050 — volatile
190 Dominica 0.0074 kt 2050 — volatile
190 Martinique 0.0074 kt 2050 — volatile
192 Bahamas 0.0071 kt 2021 down 34.9% volatile
193 Faroe Islands 0.0065 kt 2050 — volatile
194 Reunion 0.0061 kt 2023 up 1.7% volatile
194 Réunion 0.0061 kt 2023 up 1.7% volatile
196 Saint Lucia 0.0049 kt 2023 up 53.1% volatile
197 Equatorial Guinea 0.0047 kt 2050 — volatile
198 Brunei 0.0041 kt 2050 — volatile
198 Brunei Darussalam 0.0041 kt 2050 — volatile
200 Congo 0.0036 kt 2050 — volatile
201 Maldives 0.0033 kt 2050 — volatile
202 Greenland 0.0023 kt 2050 — volatile
203 Grenada 0.0022 kt 2023 up 4.8% volatile
204 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0021 kt 2023 up 90.9% volatile
204 Cabo Verde 0.0021 kt 2023 up 50.0% volatile
206 Comoros 0.0017 kt 2023 — volatile
207 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0015 kt 2023 unchanged volatile
208 Seychelles 0.0014 kt 2050 — volatile
209 Micronesia 0.0012 kt 2050 — volatile
210 Djibouti 0.0008 kt 2023 up 100.0% volatile
211 Singapore 0.0007 kt 2050 — volatile
211 East Timor 0.0007 kt 2050 — volatile
211 Timor-Leste 0.0007 kt 2050 — volatile
214 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0006 kt 2050 — volatile
214 Palau 0.0006 kt 2050 — volatile
214 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0006 kt 2050 — volatile
217 Cook Islands 0.0004 kt 2050 — volatile
218 Samoa 0.0003 kt 2050 — volatile
219 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0002 kt 2050 — volatile
219 Bermuda 0.0002 kt 2023 down 75.0% volatile
221 Aruba 0 kt 2023 — volatile
221 Kiribati 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
221 Solomon Islands 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
221 South Sudan 0 kt 2050 — volatile
221 Tonga 0 kt 2050 — volatile
221 Tuvalu 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% falling
221 Vanuatu 0 kt 2023 — volatile
221 Guadeloupe 0 kt 2023 — volatile
221 Niue 0 kt 2023 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,107 data points, 1961–2050
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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