Americas vs Papua New Guinea: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Americas
108,788 kt
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
22,096 kt
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Americas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Americas currently reports 108,788 kt against 22,096 kt in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 86,692 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.9 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,624 kt | 18,780 kt | 85,844 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 107,361 kt | 22,341 kt | 85,020 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 107,559 kt | 21,298 kt | 86,261 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 108,681 kt | 21,988 kt | 86,692 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Americas or Papua New Guinea?
- Americas, at 108,788 kt against 22,096 kt in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 86,692 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Americas ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th 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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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.