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

World: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 142,843 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
142,843 kt
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
142,843 kt
in 2020
All-time low
108,367 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200520201990: 115.9k kt1991: 108.4k kt1992: 133.9k kt1993: 129.0k kt1994: 127.0k kt1995: 118.1k kt1996: 124.9k kt1997: 123.3k kt1998: 120.7k kt1999: 122.7k kt2000: 122.1k kt2001: 119.8k kt2002: 121.7k kt2003: 121.4k kt2004: 122.7k kt2005: 120.1k kt2006: 123.5k kt2007: 130.7k kt2008: 126.8k kt2009: 121.9k kt2010: 125.5k kt2011: 130.3k kt2012: 135.7k kt2013: 134.5k kt2014: 135.8k kt2015: 130.8k kt2016: 140.5k kt2017: 138.5k kt2018: 139.8k kt2019: 140.1k kt2020: 142.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World stood at 142,843 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World peaked at 142,843 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 108,367 kt, in 1991.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 122,387 kt 108,367 kt 133,865 kt 10
2000s 123,067 kt 119,752 kt 130,684 kt 10
2010s 135,135 kt 125,462 kt 140,543 kt 10
2020s 142,843 kt 142,843 kt 142,843 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Russian Federation 10,929 kt compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 8,548 kt compare
  3. 3 France 8,503 kt compare
  4. 4 Canada 8,498 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 World?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World was 142,843 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 142,843 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 108,367 kt in 1991.
How does World rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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