Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in France

France: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 32.09 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
32.09 kt
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
41.01 kt
in 1990
All-time low
32.09 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in France, 1990–2020

0102030401990200520201990: 41 kt1991: 40.8 kt1992: 38.2 kt1993: 36.7 kt1994: 35.4 kt1995: 36.9 kt1996: 37.7 kt1997: 38.3 kt1998: 38.4 kt1999: 39 kt2000: 39 kt2001: 38.6 kt2002: 37.1 kt2003: 37 kt2004: 36.9 kt2005: 36.5 kt2006: 35.4 kt2007: 35.8 kt2008: 35.5 kt2009: 34.9 kt2010: 34.4 kt2011: 34 kt2012: 34.3 kt2013: 33.6 kt2014: 34.6 kt2015: 35 kt2016: 35.2 kt2017: 35.4 kt2018: 35 kt2019: 34.4 kt2020: 32.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in France is 32.09 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in France peaked at 41.01 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.09 kt, in 2020.

France ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.24 kt 35.37 kt 41.01 kt 10
2000s 36.67 kt 34.88 kt 39.02 kt 10
2010s 34.6 kt 33.6 kt 35.45 kt 10
2020s 32.09 kt 32.09 kt 32.09 kt 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Russian Federation 41.24 kt compare
  2. 3 Canada 32.07 kt compare
  3. 4 Ukraine 30.56 kt compare
  4. 5 Bangladesh 17.62 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in France?
Synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in France was 32.09 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 41.01 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 32.09 kt in 2020.
How does France rank for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
France ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 1,438 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