Japan vs Latvia: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC
Japan
142,303 ha
in 2020
Latvia
159,631 ha
in 2020
Japan rank
14th
Latvia rank
13th
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 159,631 ha against 142,303 ha in Japan, a difference of 17,328 ha.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 13th of 32 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,600 ha | 183,076 ha | 35,475 ha | Latvia |
| 2000s | 145,623 ha | 167,545 ha | 21,921 ha | Latvia |
| 2010s | 142,546 ha | 159,874 ha | 17,328 ha | Latvia |
| 2020s | 142,303 ha | 159,631 ha | 17,328 ha | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area — unfccc, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 159,631 ha against 142,303 ha in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area — unfccc between Japan and Latvia?
- 17,328 ha, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Japan ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 13th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.