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

Japan
0.2765 kt
in 2020
Switzerland
0.2169 kt
in 2020
Japan rank
20th
Switzerland rank
21st

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

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
00.10.20.3199020052020

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2765 kt against 0.2169 kt in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0596 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 32 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2854 kt 0.2253 kt 0.0601 kt Japan
2000s 0.2875 kt 0.2213 kt 0.0661 kt Japan
2010s 0.2798 kt 0.2182 kt 0.0616 kt Japan
2020s 0.2765 kt 0.2169 kt 0.0596 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Japan or Switzerland?
Japan, at 0.2765 kt against 0.2169 kt in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between Japan and Switzerland?
0.0596 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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.

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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

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.