Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC by country
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...
What the numbers show
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 10,929 kt in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.6822 kt in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,014 kt, and the mean is 1,950 kt.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,021.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 222.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 25.0%).
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 10,929 kt | 2020 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 2 | France | 8,503 kt | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 8,498 kt | 2020 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 8,100 kt | 2020 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4,669 kt | 2012 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 4,353 kt | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 4,304 kt | 2020 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 3,443 kt | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,891 kt | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 2,321 kt | 2020 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 2,151 kt | 2020 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 1,953 kt | 2020 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 1,917 kt | 2020 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 1,846 kt | 2020 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 1,799 kt | 2020 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 1,611 kt | 2014 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 1,517 kt | 2020 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 1,377 kt | 2020 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 1,189 kt | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,071 kt | 2020 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 1,050 kt | 2020 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 22 | Japan | 1,014 kt | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 896.03 kt | 2020 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 845.12 kt | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 25 | Lithuania | 828.69 kt | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 654.67 kt | 2020 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 580.15 kt | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 28 | Slovak Republic | 531.68 kt | 2020 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 445.39 kt | 2020 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 440.93 kt | 2020 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 429.17 kt | 2020 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 412.11 kt | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 351.05 kt | 2020 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 275.6 kt | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Estonia | 172.76 kt | 2020 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 165.17 kt | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 115.32 kt | 2020 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 38 | Mongolia | 76.85 kt | 2014 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 54.52 kt | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 47.51 kt | 2020 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 41 | Cyprus | 32.48 kt | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 2.44 kt | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 0.6822 kt | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 142,843 kt
- Annex I countries 142,567 kt
- United States of America 56,789 kt
- European Union (27) 39,817 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 275.6 kt
About this data
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