New Zealand vs Norway: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC

New Zealand
2.24 kt
in 2020
Norway
1.3 kt
in 2020
New Zealand rank
12th
Norway rank
15th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
00.511.52199020052020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.24 kt against 1.3 kt in Norway, a difference of 0.94 kt.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Norway's.

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

New Zealand ranks 12th and Norway ranks 15th of 32 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 2.21 kt 1.22 kt 0.9938 kt New Zealand
2000s 2.23 kt 1.27 kt 0.9522 kt New Zealand
2010s 2.24 kt 1.28 kt 0.9599 kt New Zealand
2020s 2.24 kt 1.3 kt 0.9406 kt New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 2.24 kt against 1.3 kt in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between New Zealand and Norway?
0.94 kt, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
New Zealand ranks 12th and Norway ranks 15th 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.