Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Americas or Germany?

Americas, at 108,788 kt against 27,549 kt in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Americas and Germany?

81,239 kt, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Germany?

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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Germany: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Americas

108,788 kt

in 2024

Germany

27,549 kt

in 2024

Americas rank

9th

Germany rank

8th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Americas
Germany

How they compare

Americas currently reports 108,788 kt against 27,549 kt in Germany, a difference of 81,239 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.9 times Germany's.

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

Americas ranks 9th and Germany ranks 8th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	104,624 kt	28,506 kt	76,118 kt	Americas
2000s	107,361 kt	28,009 kt	79,352 kt	Americas
2010s	107,559 kt	27,778 kt	79,780 kt	Americas
2020s	108,681 kt	27,562 kt	81,118 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Americas or Germany?: Americas, at 108,788 kt against 27,549 kt in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Americas and Germany?: 81,239 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Germany?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Germany rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Americas ranks 9th and Germany ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drained 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.