Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Germany

Germany: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 3,443 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3,443 kt
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
8th
of 43 countries
All-time high
5,549 kt
in 1990
All-time low
3,443 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200520201990: 5.5k kt1991: 5.1k kt1992: 5.1k kt1993: 4.6k kt1994: 4.4k kt1995: 4.4k kt1996: 4.5k kt1997: 4.5k kt1998: 4.6k kt1999: 4.8k kt2000: 4.9k kt2001: 4.8k kt2002: 4.6k kt2003: 4.6k kt2004: 4.5k kt2005: 4.5k kt2006: 4.3k kt2007: 4.4k kt2008: 4.2k kt2009: 4.2k kt2010: 4.1k kt2011: 4.2k kt2012: 4.3k kt2013: 4.2k kt2014: 4.3k kt2015: 4.4k kt2016: 4.4k kt2017: 4.1k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.4k kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 3,443 kt for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Germany peaked at 5,549 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,443 kt, in 2020.

Germany ranks 8th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,749 kt 4,355 kt 5,549 kt 10
2000s 4,489 kt 4,151 kt 4,857 kt 10
2010s 4,134 kt 3,548 kt 4,388 kt 10
2020s 3,443 kt 3,443 kt 3,443 kt 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Bangladesh 4,669 kt compare
  2. 6 Spain 4,353 kt compare
  3. 7 Poland 4,304 kt compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,891 kt compare
  5. 10 Italy 2,321 kt compare
  6. 11 Australia 2,151 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 Germany?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Germany was 3,443 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 5,549 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 3,443 kt in 2020.
How does Germany rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
Germany ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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