Japan vs Southern Europe: Cropland organic soils — Emissions

Japan
2.89 kt
in 2024
Southern Europe
1.83 kt
in 2024
Japan rank
18th
Southern Europe rank
21st

Cropland organic soils — Emissions over time

  • Japan
  • Southern Europe
01234199020072024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.89 kt against 1.83 kt in Southern Europe, a difference of 1.06 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Southern Europe's.

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

Japan ranks 18th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 3.62 kt 1.83 kt 1.79 kt Japan
2000s 3.46 kt 1.89 kt 1.58 kt Japan
2010s 2.99 kt 1.87 kt 1.12 kt Japan
2020s 2.89 kt 1.83 kt 1.06 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Japan or Southern Europe?
Japan, at 2.89 kt against 1.83 kt in Southern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Japan and Southern Europe?
1.06 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Europe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Southern Europe rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Japan ranks 18th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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

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.