Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0855 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0855 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1062 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0819 units per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in United Kingdom, 1990–2019

00.0250.050.0750.11990200420191990: 0.106 units per square kilometre1991: 0.102 units per square kilometre1992: 0.099 units per square kilometre1993: 0.099 units per square kilometre1994: 0.101 units per square kilometre1995: 0.101 units per square kilometre1996: 0.104 units per square kilometre1997: 0.102 units per square kilometre1998: 0.1 units per square kilometre1999: 0.099 units per square kilometre2000: 0.094 units per square kilometre2001: 0.092 units per square kilometre2002: 0.092 units per square kilometre2003: 0.09 units per square kilometre2004: 0.09 units per square kilometre2005: 0.088 units per square kilometre2006: 0.086 units per square kilometre2007: 0.084 units per square kilometre2008: 0.085 units per square kilometre2009: 0.082 units per square kilometre2010: 0.083 units per square kilometre2011: 0.083 units per square kilometre2012: 0.082 units per square kilometre2013: 0.083 units per square kilometre2014: 0.086 units per square kilometre2015: 0.086 units per square kilometre2016: 0.085 units per square kilometre2017: 0.086 units per square kilometre2018: 0.085 units per square kilometre2019: 0.086 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.0855 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1062 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0819 units per square kilometre, in 2009.

United Kingdom ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1062 units per square kilometre
1991 0.1023 units per square kilometre -3.7%
1992 0.099 units per square kilometre -3.2%
1993 0.0987 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1994 0.1012 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1995 0.1008 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1996 0.1041 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1997 0.1016 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1998 0.0998 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1999 0.0988 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2000 0.0943 units per square kilometre -4.5%
2001 0.0916 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2002 0.0915 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2003 0.0896 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2004 0.0896 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2005 0.0876 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2006 0.0857 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2007 0.0843 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2008 0.0847 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 0.0819 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2010 0.0832 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2011 0.0833 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.0824 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2013 0.0828 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.0857 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2015 0.0856 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2016 0.085 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2017 0.086 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2018 0.0849 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2019 0.0855 units per square kilometre +0.8%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 0.0855 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.02 units per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 0.0855 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0276 units per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1013 units per square kilometre 0.0987 units per square kilometre 0.1062 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0881 units per square kilometre 0.0819 units per square kilometre 0.0943 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0844 units per square kilometre 0.0824 units per square kilometre 0.086 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 3 Ireland 0.1134 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Denmark 0.0977 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Belgium 0.0967 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Macao 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Luxembourg 0.0756 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 Bahrain 0.0684 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in United Kingdom was 0.0855 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.1062 units per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0819 units per square kilometre in 2009.
How does United Kingdom rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per?
United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU 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.