Americas vs Canada: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Americas
57.56 kt
in 2024
Canada
27.07 kt
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Canada rank
5th
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Americas
- Canada
How they compare
Americas currently reports 57.56 kt against 27.07 kt in Canada, a difference of 30.49 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.1 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Canada ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5 kt | 25.77 kt | 29.73 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 56.78 kt | 26.59 kt | 30.19 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 56.91 kt | 26.63 kt | 30.28 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 57.52 kt | 27.05 kt | 30.47 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Americas or Canada?
- Americas, at 57.56 kt against 27.07 kt in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Americas and Canada?
- 30.49 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Canada rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Americas ranks 8th and Canada ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). 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.