France vs Western Africa: Grassland organic soils — Emissions

France
0.5035 kt
in 2024
Western Africa
0.0303 kt
in 2024
France rank
28th
Western Africa rank
25th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions over time

  • France
  • Western Africa
00.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

France currently reports 0.5035 kt against 0.0303 kt in Western Africa, a difference of 0.4732 kt.

That makes France's figure about 16.6 times Western Africa's.

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

France ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 25th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4955 kt 0.0322 kt 0.4632 kt France
2000s 0.5024 kt 0.0302 kt 0.4722 kt France
2010s 0.5014 kt 0.0296 kt 0.4718 kt France
2020s 0.5035 kt 0.0304 kt 0.4731 kt France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, France or Western Africa?
France, at 0.5035 kt against 0.0303 kt in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between France and Western Africa?
0.4732 kt, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Western Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and Western Africa rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?
France ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 25th 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.