Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World

World: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 539.03 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

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

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

02004006001990200520201990: 437.4 kt1991: 408.9 kt1992: 505.2 kt1993: 486.9 kt1994: 479.1 kt1995: 445.8 kt1996: 471.4 kt1997: 465.1 kt1998: 455.6 kt1999: 463 kt2000: 460.8 kt2001: 451.9 kt2002: 459.2 kt2003: 458 kt2004: 463.1 kt2005: 453.2 kt2006: 466.2 kt2007: 493.1 kt2008: 478.7 kt2009: 459.9 kt2010: 473.4 kt2011: 491.6 kt2012: 511.9 kt2013: 507.5 kt2014: 512.5 kt2015: 493.6 kt2016: 530.4 kt2017: 522.5 kt2018: 527.5 kt2019: 528.6 kt2020: 539 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World stood at 539.03 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World peaked at 539.03 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 408.93 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 461.84 kt 408.93 kt 505.15 kt 10
2000s 464.4 kt 451.89 kt 493.15 kt 10
2010s 509.94 kt 473.44 kt 530.35 kt 10
2020s 539.03 kt 539.03 kt 539.03 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Russian Federation 41.24 kt compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 32.26 kt compare
  3. 3 France 32.09 kt compare
  4. 4 Canada 32.07 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in World was 539.03 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 539.03 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 408.93 kt in 1991.
How does World rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — 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
Last refreshed

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