Direct nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions accounted for roughly 64 percent of global emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use in 2019, at 461 MtCO₂e. Indirect N₂O emissions from leaching and runoff were the second-largest source of emissions from nitrogen fertilizer use. In total, in-field greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide were estimated at 717 MtCO₂e.
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide in 2019, by type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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International Fertilizer Industry Association, & SYSTEMIQ. (September 15, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide in 2019, by type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407565/greenhouse-emissions-from-food-system-by-source/
International Fertilizer Industry Association, und SYSTEMIQ. "Greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide in 2019, by type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407565/greenhouse-emissions-from-food-system-by-source/
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International Fertilizer Industry Association, and SYSTEMIQ. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Mineral Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Worldwide in 2019, by Type (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407565/greenhouse-emissions-from-food-system-by-source/
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Greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide in 2019, by type (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], International Fertilizer Industry Association, & SYSTEMIQ, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407565/greenhouse-emissions-from-food-system-by-source/