Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 142,567 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
142,567 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
2nd
of 5 groups
All-time high
142,567 kt
in 2020
All-time low
107,588 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, 1990–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200520201990: 115.9k kt1991: 107.6k kt1992: 131.7k kt1993: 127.9k kt1994: 126.2k kt1995: 117.5k kt1996: 124.3k kt1997: 122.5k kt1998: 119.9k kt1999: 121.9k kt2000: 121.2k kt2001: 119.0k kt2002: 120.5k kt2003: 120.4k kt2004: 121.8k kt2005: 118.8k kt2006: 117.2k kt2007: 124.0k kt2008: 120.3k kt2009: 115.8k kt2010: 118.4k kt2011: 124.4k kt2012: 128.0k kt2013: 132.8k kt2014: 133.8k kt2015: 130.4k kt2016: 137.2k kt2017: 138.1k kt2018: 139.5k kt2019: 139.9k kt2020: 142.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries is 142,567 kt, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries peaked at 142,567 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 107,588 kt, in 1991.

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

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 115,875 kt
1991 107,588 kt -7.2%
1992 131,663 kt +22.4%
1993 127,913 kt -2.8%
1994 126,170 kt -1.4%
1995 117,461 kt -6.9%
1996 124,282 kt +5.8%
1997 122,529 kt -1.4%
1998 119,935 kt -2.1%
1999 121,944 kt +1.7%
2000 121,247 kt -0.6%
2001 118,992 kt -1.9%
2002 120,450 kt +1.2%
2003 120,400 kt -0.0%
2004 121,763 kt +1.1%
2005 118,788 kt -2.4%
2006 117,181 kt -1.4%
2007 123,971 kt +5.8%
2008 120,350 kt -2.9%
2009 115,795 kt -3.8%
2010 118,431 kt +2.3%
2011 124,404 kt +5.0%
2012 127,976 kt +2.9%
2013 132,823 kt +3.8%
2014 133,841 kt +0.8%
2015 130,449 kt -2.5%
2016 137,193 kt +5.2%
2017 138,071 kt +0.6%
2018 139,469 kt +1.0%
2019 139,875 kt +0.3%
2020 142,567 kt +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 121,536 kt 107,588 kt 131,663 kt 10
2000s 119,894 kt 115,795 kt 123,971 kt 10
2010s 132,253 kt 118,431 kt 139,875 kt 10
2020s 142,567 kt 142,567 kt 142,567 kt 1

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 Russian Federation 10,929 kt compare
  2. 2 France 8,503 kt compare
  3. 3 Canada 8,498 kt compare
  4. 4 Ukraine 8,100 kt compare
  5. 5 Bangladesh 4,669 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries was 142,567 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 142,567 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 107,588 kt in 1991.
How does Annex I countries rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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