New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Cropland organic soils — Emissions

New Zealand
0.1742 kt
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1306 kt
in 2024
New Zealand rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
55th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
00.050.10.150.2199020072024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1742 kt against 0.1306 kt in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0436 kt.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

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

New Zealand ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1924 kt 0.1447 kt 0.0477 kt New Zealand
2000s 0.1833 kt 0.1428 kt 0.0405 kt New Zealand
2010s 0.1742 kt 0.1362 kt 0.038 kt New Zealand
2020s 0.1744 kt 0.1307 kt 0.0438 kt New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
New Zealand, at 0.1742 kt against 0.1306 kt in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
0.0436 kt, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.