Japan vs Norway: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC
Japan
142,303 ha
in 2020
Norway
70,369 ha
in 2020
Japan rank
14th
Norway rank
17th
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 142,303 ha against 70,369 ha in Norway, a difference of 71,934 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 14th and Norway ranks 17th of 32 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 147,883 ha | 65,288 ha | 82,595 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 145,623 ha | 67,818 ha | 77,805 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 142,546 ha | 68,952 ha | 73,594 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 142,303 ha | 70,369 ha | 71,934 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area — unfccc, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 142,303 ha against 70,369 ha in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area — unfccc between Japan and Norway?
- 71,934 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Japan ranks 14th and Norway ranks 17th 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.