Australia vs New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Emissions

Australia
1.59 kt
in 2024
New Zealand
1.11 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
35th
New Zealand rank
37th

Drained organic soils — Emissions over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
00.511.5199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.59 kt against 1.11 kt in New Zealand, a difference of 0.48 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

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

Australia ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 37th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1.58 kt 1.11 kt 0.4652 kt Australia
2000s 1.6 kt 1.12 kt 0.4798 kt Australia
2010s 1.59 kt 1.11 kt 0.478 kt Australia
2020s 1.59 kt 1.11 kt 0.4818 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 1.59 kt against 1.11 kt in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Australia and New Zealand?
0.48 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
Australia ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 37th 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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About this data

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

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.