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

Argentina, at 2.21 kt against 1.64 kt in Denmark as of 2024.

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

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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Denmark: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Argentina

2.21 kt

in 2024

Denmark

1.64 kt

in 2024

Argentina rank

31st

Denmark rank

34th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Argentina
Denmark

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.21 kt against 1.64 kt in Denmark, a difference of 0.57 kt.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

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

Argentina ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 34th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.16 kt	1.69 kt	0.4743 kt	Argentina
2000s	2.18 kt	1.67 kt	0.5039 kt	Argentina
2010s	2.19 kt	1.67 kt	0.5174 kt	Argentina
2020s	2.21 kt	1.65 kt	0.5594 kt	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Argentina or Denmark?: Argentina, at 2.21 kt against 1.64 kt in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Argentina and Denmark?: 0.57 kt, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Denmark?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Denmark rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Argentina ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 34th of 221 countries.
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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Indicator: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.