Americas vs South Sudan: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Americas
31,071 kt
in 2024
South Sudan
7,814 kt
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
South Sudan rank
8th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

  • Americas
  • South Sudan
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k199020072024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 31,071 kt against 7,814 kt in South Sudan, a difference of 23,257 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.0 times South Sudan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 30,889 kt 8,020 kt 22,869 kt Americas
2020s 31,062 kt 7,817 kt 23,245 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Americas or South Sudan?
Americas, at 31,071 kt against 7,814 kt in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Americas and South Sudan?
23,257 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Americas and South Sudan rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Americas ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
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.