Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.1043 kt
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
18.74 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Drained organic soils — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05101520199020072024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 18.74 kt against 0.1043 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 18.64 kt.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 179.7 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 22 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0847 kt 19.22 kt 19.14 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0849 kt 18.87 kt 18.78 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0962 kt 18.84 kt 18.74 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.1043 kt 18.77 kt 18.66 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 18.74 kt against 0.1043 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
18.64 kt, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 22 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.