Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.