Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Greece or Sri Lanka?

Greece, at 1,147 kt against 853.09 kt in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Greece vs Sri Lanka: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Greece

1,147 kt

in 2024

Sri Lanka

853.09 kt

in 2024

Greece rank

44th

Sri Lanka rank

46th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Greece
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1,147 kt against 853.09 kt in Sri Lanka, a difference of 293.91 kt.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,175 kt	945.22 kt	229.29 kt	Greece
2000s	1,172 kt	932.75 kt	239.17 kt	Greece
2010s	1,162 kt	890.06 kt	272.19 kt	Greece
2020s	1,148 kt	853.54 kt	294.49 kt	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Greece or Sri Lanka?: Greece, at 1,147 kt against 853.09 kt in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Greece and Sri Lanka?: 293.91 kt, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?: Greece ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th 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.