Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Drained organic soils — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
147.81 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
469.36 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th

Drained organic soils — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
100200300400500199020072024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 469.36 kt against 147.81 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 321.55 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 3.2 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 22 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 120.03 kt 491.83 kt 371.8 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 120.35 kt 469.98 kt 349.62 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 136.29 kt 468.53 kt 332.24 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 147.81 kt 468.19 kt 320.38 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 469.36 kt against 147.81 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
321.55 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th of 22 countries.
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

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.