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

Italy: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 2,321 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,321 kt
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
10th
of 43 countries
All-time high
3,861 kt
in 1993
All-time low
1,863 kt
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200520201990: 3.1k kt1991: 3.4k kt1992: 3.6k kt1993: 3.9k kt1994: 3.6k kt1995: 3.2k kt1996: 3.1k kt1997: 3.5k kt1998: 3.1k kt1999: 3.2k kt2000: 3.2k kt2001: 3.3k kt2002: 3.3k kt2003: 3.4k kt2004: 3.4k kt2005: 3.2k kt2006: 3.2k kt2007: 3.1k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.2k kt2010: 2.1k kt2011: 2.2k kt2012: 2.8k kt2013: 2.2k kt2014: 2.0k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 2.3k kt2017: 2.1k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 2.3k 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 Italy is 2,321 kt, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Italy peaked at 3,861 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,863 kt, in 2019.

That places Italy 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Italy, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 3,083 kt
1991 3,423 kt +11.0%
1992 3,614 kt +5.6%
1993 3,861 kt +6.8%
1994 3,568 kt -7.6%
1995 3,241 kt -9.2%
1996 3,062 kt -5.5%
1997 3,486 kt +13.8%
1998 3,136 kt -10.0%
1999 3,203 kt +2.1%
2000 3,178 kt -0.8%
2001 3,288 kt +3.5%
2002 3,331 kt +1.3%
2003 3,353 kt +0.6%
2004 3,419 kt +2.0%
2005 3,165 kt -7.4%
2006 3,185 kt +0.7%
2007 3,102 kt -2.6%
2008 2,665 kt -14.1%
2009 2,231 kt -16.3%
2010 2,107 kt -5.6%
2011 2,163 kt +2.6%
2012 2,760 kt +27.6%
2013 2,196 kt -20.4%
2014 2,022 kt -7.9%
2015 2,072 kt +2.5%
2016 2,290 kt +10.5%
2017 2,092 kt -8.6%
2018 1,981 kt -5.3%
2019 1,863 kt -6.0%
2020 2,321 kt +24.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,368 kt 3,062 kt 3,861 kt 10
2000s 3,092 kt 2,231 kt 3,419 kt 10
2010s 2,155 kt 1,863 kt 2,760 kt 10
2020s 2,321 kt 2,321 kt 2,321 kt 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 7 Poland 4,304 kt compare
  2. 8 Germany 3,443 kt compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,891 kt compare
  4. 11 Australia 2,151 kt compare
  5. 12 Romania 1,953 kt compare
  6. 13 Ireland 1,917 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 Italy?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Italy was 2,321 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3,861 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 1,863 kt in 2019.
How does Italy rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
Italy ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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