Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Denmark or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 2,440 kt against 2,325 kt in Denmark as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Denmark and New Zealand?

115 kt, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?

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.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Denmark

2,325 kt

in 2024

New Zealand

2,440 kt

in 2024

Denmark rank

44th

New Zealand rank

42nd

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,440 kt against 2,325 kt in Denmark, a difference of 115 kt.

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

Denmark ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,389 kt	2,452 kt	63.13 kt	New Zealand
2000s	2,368 kt	2,459 kt	91.41 kt	New Zealand
2010s	2,361 kt	2,452 kt	90.54 kt	New Zealand
2020s	2,331 kt	2,441 kt	110.06 kt	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 2,440 kt against 2,325 kt in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Denmark and New Zealand?: 115 kt, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Denmark ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 221 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: 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.