Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada

Canada: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 8,498 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8,498 kt
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
4th
of 44 countries
All-time high
8,498 kt
in 2020
All-time low
3,849 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200520201990: 4.0k kt1991: 3.8k kt1992: 4.1k kt1993: 4.2k kt1994: 4.4k kt1995: 4.5k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.9k kt1998: 5.0k kt1999: 4.9k kt2000: 4.9k kt2001: 4.7k kt2002: 4.7k kt2003: 4.8k kt2004: 4.8k kt2005: 4.4k kt2006: 4.4k kt2007: 5.1k kt2008: 5.3k kt2009: 5.4k kt2010: 5.5k kt2011: 5.8k kt2012: 6.5k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 6.9k kt2015: 7.1k kt2016: 7.2k kt2017: 6.6k kt2018: 7.4k kt2019: 7.5k kt2020: 8.5k kt

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 8,498 kt for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Canada peaked at 8,498 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,849 kt, in 1991.

Canada ranks 4th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,448 kt 3,849 kt 4,983 kt 10
2000s 4,876 kt 4,426 kt 5,424 kt 10
2010s 6,763 kt 5,527 kt 7,519 kt 10
2020s 8,498 kt 8,498 kt 8,498 kt 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 1 Russian Federation 10,929 kt compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 8,548 kt compare
  3. 3 France 8,503 kt compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 8,100 kt compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 4,669 kt compare
  6. 7 Spain 4,353 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Canada?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Canada was 8,498 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 8,498 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 3,849 kt in 1991.
How does Canada rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Canada ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — 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