Malaysia vs United States of America: Drained organic soils — Emissions

Malaysia
4.94 kt
in 2024
United States of America
22.13 kt
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
United States of America rank
14th

Drained organic soils — Emissions over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States of America
5101520199020072024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 22.13 kt against 4.94 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 17.19 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 14th of 221 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 3.22 kt 21.86 kt 18.64 kt United States of America
2000s 3.71 kt 22.06 kt 18.35 kt United States of America
2010s 4.78 kt 22.05 kt 17.27 kt United States of America
2020s 4.97 kt 22.12 kt 17.15 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Malaysia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 22.13 kt against 4.94 kt in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Malaysia and United States of America?
17.19 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United States of America rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?
Malaysia ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 14th 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

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.