Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Canada or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 38.14 kt against 27.07 kt in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Canada and Indonesia?

11.07 kt, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?

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.

Canada vs Indonesia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Canada

27.07 kt

in 2024

Indonesia

38.14 kt

in 2024

Canada rank

5th

Indonesia rank

2nd

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Canada
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 38.14 kt against 27.07 kt in Canada, a difference of 11.07 kt.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 242 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.77 kt	29.95 kt	4.18 kt	Indonesia
2000s	26.59 kt	32.13 kt	5.54 kt	Indonesia
2010s	26.63 kt	36.65 kt	10.02 kt	Indonesia
2020s	27.05 kt	38.14 kt	11.09 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Canada or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 38.14 kt against 27.07 kt in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Canada and Indonesia?: 11.07 kt, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Canada ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 242 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: 275 places, 9,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 October 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.