Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Ethiopia or Uganda?

Ethiopia, at 1.12 kt against 0.9863 kt in Uganda as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Ethiopia and Uganda?

0.1337 kt, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Ethiopia vs Uganda: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Ethiopia

1.12 kt

in 2024

Uganda

0.9863 kt

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

36th

Uganda rank

38th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Ethiopia
Uganda

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.12 kt against 0.9863 kt in Uganda, a difference of 0.1337 kt.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 38th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.15 kt	0.9876 kt	0.1646 kt	Ethiopia
2000s	1.18 kt	0.9884 kt	0.1929 kt	Ethiopia
2010s	1.19 kt	0.9864 kt	0.1995 kt	Ethiopia
2020s	1.13 kt	0.9865 kt	0.1412 kt	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Ethiopia or Uganda?: Ethiopia, at 1.12 kt against 0.9863 kt in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Ethiopia and Uganda?: 0.1337 kt, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Ethiopia ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 38th 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.