Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Iceland or Japan?

Iceland, at 0.2797 kt against 0.2765 kt in Japan as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC

Iceland

0.2797 kt

in 2020

Japan

0.2765 kt

in 2020

Iceland rank

19th

Japan rank

20th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC over time

Iceland
Japan

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2797 kt against 0.2765 kt in Japan, a difference of 0.0032 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Iceland ranks 19th and Japan ranks 20th of 32 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.232 kt	0.2854 kt	0.0534 kt	Japan
2000s	0.2657 kt	0.2875 kt	0.0218 kt	Japan
2010s	0.2758 kt	0.2798 kt	0.004 kt	Japan
2020s	0.2797 kt	0.2765 kt	0.0032 kt	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Iceland or Japan?: Iceland, at 0.2797 kt against 0.2765 kt in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between Iceland and Japan?: 0.0032 kt, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?: Iceland ranks 19th and Japan ranks 20th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-emissions-n2o-unfccc/iceland/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-emissions-n2o-unfccc/iceland/japan/">Iceland vs Japan: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 34 places, 1,021 data points, 1990–2020
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.