Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 39,817 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
39,817 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
4th
of 5 groups
All-time high
45,388 kt
in 1990
All-time low
36,138 kt
in 2009
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200520201990: 45.4k kt1991: 39.2k kt1992: 38.5k kt1993: 38.3k kt1994: 38.8k kt1995: 38.7k kt1996: 39.7k kt1997: 40.0k kt1998: 40.2k kt1999: 40.6k kt2000: 41.8k kt2001: 41.3k kt2002: 39.8k kt2003: 40.0k kt2004: 40.3k kt2005: 38.6k kt2006: 38.5k kt2007: 39.5k kt2008: 38.1k kt2009: 36.1k kt2010: 37.2k kt2011: 37.2k kt2012: 37.9k kt2013: 38.8k kt2014: 39.5k kt2015: 40.1k kt2016: 40.5k kt2017: 41.4k kt2018: 40.8k kt2019: 39.3k kt2020: 39.8k kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 39,817 kt for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in European Union (27) peaked at 45,388 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36,138 kt, in 2009.

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 45,388 kt
1991 39,237 kt -13.6%
1992 38,525 kt -1.8%
1993 38,281 kt -0.6%
1994 38,783 kt +1.3%
1995 38,747 kt -0.1%
1996 39,743 kt +2.6%
1997 40,046 kt +0.8%
1998 40,180 kt +0.3%
1999 40,591 kt +1.0%
2000 41,787 kt +2.9%
2001 41,275 kt -1.2%
2002 39,841 kt -3.5%
2003 40,015 kt +0.4%
2004 40,302 kt +0.7%
2005 38,576 kt -4.3%
2006 38,547 kt -0.1%
2007 39,490 kt +2.4%
2008 38,146 kt -3.4%
2009 36,138 kt -5.3%
2010 37,190 kt +2.9%
2011 37,226 kt +0.1%
2012 37,947 kt +1.9%
2013 38,824 kt +2.3%
2014 39,468 kt +1.7%
2015 40,106 kt +1.6%
2016 40,510 kt +1.0%
2017 41,375 kt +2.1%
2018 40,828 kt -1.3%
2019 39,269 kt -3.8%
2020 39,817 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39,952 kt 38,281 kt 45,388 kt 10
2000s 39,412 kt 36,138 kt 41,787 kt 10
2010s 39,274 kt 37,190 kt 41,375 kt 10
2020s 39,817 kt 39,817 kt 39,817 kt 1

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 Russian Federation 10,929 kt compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 8,548 kt compare
  3. 2 France 8,503 kt compare
  4. 3 Canada 8,498 kt compare
  5. 4 Ukraine 8,100 kt compare
  6. 5 Bangladesh 4,669 kt compare
  7. 6 Spain 4,353 kt compare
  8. 7 Poland 4,304 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 European Union (27)?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in European Union (27) was 39,817 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 45,388 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 36,138 kt in 2009.
How does European Union (27) rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union (27) 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