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

Angola, at 0.0191 kt against 0.0162 kt in Portugal as of 2024.

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

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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Portugal: Grassland organic soils — Emissions

Angola

0.0191 kt

in 2024

Portugal

0.0162 kt

in 2024

Angola rank

69th

Portugal rank

70th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions over time

Angola
Portugal

How they compare

Angola currently reports 0.0191 kt against 0.0162 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.0029 kt.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

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

Angola ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 70th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0239 kt	0.0151 kt	0.0088 kt	Angola
2000s	0.0203 kt	0.0152 kt	0.0051 kt	Angola
2010s	0.0197 kt	0.0162 kt	0.0035 kt	Angola
2020s	0.0191 kt	0.0162 kt	0.0029 kt	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Angola or Portugal?: Angola, at 0.0191 kt against 0.0162 kt in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Angola and Portugal?: 0.0029 kt, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Angola and Portugal rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Angola ranks 69th and Portugal 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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.