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

Belize, at 0.0226 kt against 0.0162 kt in Portugal as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize 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.

Belize vs Portugal: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Belize

0.0226 kt

in 2024

Portugal

0.0162 kt

in 2024

Belize rank

67th

Portugal rank

70th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Belize
Portugal

How they compare

Belize currently reports 0.0226 kt against 0.0162 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.0064 kt.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

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

Belize ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 70th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.016 kt	0.0151 kt	0.0009 kt	Belize
2000s	0.0164 kt	0.0152 kt	0.0012 kt	Belize
2010s	0.0199 kt	0.0162 kt	0.0037 kt	Belize
2020s	0.0225 kt	0.0162 kt	0.0063 kt	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Belize or Portugal?: Belize, at 0.0226 kt against 0.0162 kt in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Belize and Portugal?: 0.0064 kt, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Belize and Portugal rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Belize ranks 67th 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.