Japan vs Latvia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Japan
2.98 kt
in 2024
Latvia
3.69 kt
in 2024
Japan rank
24th
Latvia rank
22nd
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 3.69 kt against 2.98 kt in Japan, a difference of 0.71 kt.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.72 kt | 3.15 kt | 0.5735 kt | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.57 kt | 3.59 kt | 0.0192 kt | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.08 kt | 3.71 kt | 0.632 kt | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.99 kt | 3.69 kt | 0.7068 kt | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 3.69 kt against 2.98 kt in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.71 kt, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Japan ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 22nd 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
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.