Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 10.91 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10.91 kt
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
9th
of 43 countries
All-time high
20.14 kt
in 1991
All-time low
10.91 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

051015201990200520201990: 20 kt1991: 20.1 kt1992: 18.5 kt1993: 17.8 kt1994: 19.6 kt1995: 19.8 kt1996: 19.2 kt1997: 19.2 kt1998: 18.8 kt1999: 19.1 kt2000: 17.4 kt2001: 16.4 kt2002: 16 kt2003: 15.7 kt2004: 14.8 kt2005: 14 kt2006: 13 kt2007: 12.6 kt2008: 11.5 kt2009: 11.8 kt2010: 12.5 kt2011: 12.3 kt2012: 12.2 kt2013: 12.5 kt2014: 12.8 kt2015: 12.1 kt2016: 11.9 kt2017: 12 kt2018: 12.2 kt2019: 11.8 kt2020: 10.9 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 10.91 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 20.14 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.91 kt, in 2020.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 20.03 kt
1991 20.14 kt +0.6%
1992 18.5 kt -8.1%
1993 17.84 kt -3.6%
1994 19.57 kt +9.7%
1995 19.79 kt +1.1%
1996 19.22 kt -2.9%
1997 19.24 kt +0.1%
1998 18.85 kt -2.0%
1999 19.14 kt +1.6%
2000 17.44 kt -8.9%
2001 16.4 kt -6.0%
2002 15.98 kt -2.6%
2003 15.69 kt -1.8%
2004 14.75 kt -5.9%
2005 13.98 kt -5.2%
2006 13 kt -7.0%
2007 12.55 kt -3.4%
2008 11.48 kt -8.6%
2009 11.79 kt +2.7%
2010 12.52 kt +6.1%
2011 12.3 kt -1.8%
2012 12.19 kt -0.9%
2013 12.53 kt +2.8%
2014 12.79 kt +2.1%
2015 12.11 kt -5.3%
2016 11.89 kt -1.9%
2017 12 kt +0.9%
2018 12.19 kt +1.6%
2019 11.76 kt -3.6%
2020 10.91 kt -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.23 kt 17.84 kt 20.14 kt 10
2000s 14.31 kt 11.48 kt 17.44 kt 10
2010s 12.23 kt 11.76 kt 12.79 kt 10
2020s 10.91 kt 10.91 kt 10.91 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 6 Spain 16.43 kt compare
  2. 7 Poland 16.24 kt compare
  3. 8 Germany 12.99 kt compare
  4. 10 Italy 8.76 kt compare
  5. 11 Australia 8.12 kt compare
  6. 12 Romania 7.37 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 10.91 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 20.14 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.91 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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