Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Nicaragua or Peru?

Nicaragua, at 0.0025 kt against 0.0021 kt in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Nicaragua and Peru?

0.0004 kt, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Nicaragua vs Peru: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Nicaragua

0.0025 kt

in 2023

Peru

0.0021 kt

in 2024

Nicaragua rank

82nd

Peru rank

83rd

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Nicaragua
Peru

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0025 kt against 0.0021 kt in Peru, a difference of 0.0004 kt.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 83rd of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0033 kt	0.0009 kt	0.0024 kt	Nicaragua
2000s	0.0031 kt	0.0018 kt	0.0013 kt	Nicaragua
2010s	0.0029 kt	0.0021 kt	0.0008 kt	Nicaragua
2020s	0.0025 kt	0.002 kt	0.0005 kt	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Nicaragua or Peru?: Nicaragua, at 0.0025 kt against 0.0021 kt in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Nicaragua and Peru?: 0.0004 kt, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Nicaragua ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 83rd 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.