Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Luxembourg or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 0.0049 kt against 0.0031 kt in Luxembourg as of 2023.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Luxembourg and Nicaragua?

0.0018 kt, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Nicaragua?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Luxembourg vs Nicaragua: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Luxembourg

0.0031 kt

in 2024

Nicaragua

0.0049 kt

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

97th

Nicaragua rank

95th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Luxembourg
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0049 kt against 0.0031 kt in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0018 kt.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 221 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0033 kt	0.0063 kt	0.003 kt	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0033 kt	0.0057 kt	0.0024 kt	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0031 kt	0.0049 kt	0.0018 kt	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Luxembourg or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.0049 kt against 0.0031 kt in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Luxembourg and Nicaragua?: 0.0018 kt, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Nicaragua?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Nicaragua rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Luxembourg ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 95th 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.