Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Portugal or Romania?

Romania, at 53.02 kt against 46.55 kt in Portugal as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?

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.

Portugal vs Romania: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Portugal

46.55 kt

in 2024

Romania

53.02 kt

in 2024

Portugal rank

71st

Romania rank

70th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 53.02 kt against 46.55 kt in Portugal, a difference of 6.47 kt.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Portugal ranks 71st and Romania ranks 70th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.37 kt	46.31 kt	2.94 kt	Romania
2000s	43.64 kt	47.94 kt	4.31 kt	Romania
2010s	46.59 kt	50.88 kt	4.29 kt	Romania
2020s	46.61 kt	53.02 kt	6.41 kt	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Portugal or Romania?: Romania, at 53.02 kt against 46.55 kt in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Portugal and Romania?: 6.47 kt, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Portugal ranks 71st and Romania ranks 70th 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.