China vs New Zealand: Grassland organic soils — Emissions

China
0.8838 kt
in 2024
New Zealand
0.9348 kt
in 2024
China rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
21st

Grassland organic soils — Emissions over time

  • China
  • New Zealand
00.20.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.9348 kt against 0.8838 kt in China, a difference of 0.051 kt.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 21st of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8708 kt 0.9217 kt 0.0509 kt New Zealand
2000s 0.8728 kt 0.9379 kt 0.0652 kt New Zealand
2010s 0.8745 kt 0.9392 kt 0.0647 kt New Zealand
2020s 0.8838 kt 0.9348 kt 0.051 kt New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, China or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.9348 kt against 0.8838 kt in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between China and New Zealand?
0.051 kt, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and New Zealand rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?
China ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 21st 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
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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.