United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs United States of America: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,424 kt
in 2020
United States of America
5,236 kt
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
9th
United States of America rank
4th

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5,236 kt against 1,424 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 3,812 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.7 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 4th of 37 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1,491 kt 5,553 kt 4,062 kt United States of America
2000s 1,459 kt 5,417 kt 3,958 kt United States of America
2010s 1,435 kt 5,266 kt 3,831 kt United States of America
2020s 1,424 kt 5,236 kt 3,812 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5,236 kt against 1,424 kt in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
3,812 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America rank globally for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 4th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
42 places, 1,261 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf