Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Germany or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 18,225 kt against 16,062 kt in Germany as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Ukraine: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Germany

16,062 kt

in 2024

Ukraine

18,225 kt

in 2024

Germany rank

11th

Ukraine rank

9th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Germany
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 18,225 kt against 16,062 kt in Germany, a difference of 2,163 kt.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 221 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17,319 kt	19,140 kt	1,820 kt	Ukraine
2000s	16,764 kt	18,670 kt	1,906 kt	Ukraine
2010s	16,428 kt	18,344 kt	1,916 kt	Ukraine
2020s	16,074 kt	18,226 kt	2,151 kt	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Germany or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 18,225 kt against 16,062 kt in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Germany and Ukraine?: 2,163 kt, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Germany and Ukraine rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?: Germany ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 9th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.