Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Canada or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 3.26 kt against 2.3 kt in Canada as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?

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.

Canada vs Indonesia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Canada

2.3 kt

in 2024

Indonesia

3.26 kt

in 2024

Canada rank

12th

Indonesia rank

9th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Canada
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 3.26 kt against 2.3 kt in Canada, a difference of 0.96 kt.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.18 kt	2.75 kt	0.5729 kt	Indonesia
2000s	2.17 kt	2.93 kt	0.7611 kt	Indonesia
2010s	2.2 kt	3.21 kt	1.01 kt	Indonesia
2020s	2.3 kt	3.26 kt	0.9664 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Canada or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 3.26 kt against 2.3 kt in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Canada and Indonesia?: 0.96 kt, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Canada ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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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About this data

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.