Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Austria or Uruguay?

Austria, at 207.71 kt against 121.34 kt in Uruguay as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Austria vs Uruguay: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Austria

207.71 kt

in 2024

Uruguay

121.34 kt

in 2024

Austria rank

52nd

Uruguay rank

55th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Austria
Uruguay

How they compare

Austria currently reports 207.71 kt against 121.34 kt in Uruguay, a difference of 86.37 kt.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.7 times Uruguay's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 55th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	178.69 kt	121.81 kt	56.88 kt	Austria
2000s	203.11 kt	122.37 kt	80.75 kt	Austria
2010s	212.05 kt	121.8 kt	90.25 kt	Austria
2020s	207.68 kt	121.46 kt	86.22 kt	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Austria or Uruguay?: Austria, at 207.71 kt against 121.34 kt in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Austria and Uruguay?: 86.37 kt, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Austria and Uruguay rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Austria ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 55th of 221 countries.
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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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: 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.