Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) by country
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.
Countries reporting
114
Highest
226,758 kt
Indonesia
Lowest
0 kt
Mozambique
Median
614.8 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 226,758 kt in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 kt in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 614.8 kt, and the mean is 7,166 kt.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 64.1%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 226,758 kt | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 167,145 kt | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 47,911 kt | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 39,137 kt | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Melanesia | 21,924 kt | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 35,130 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 29,817 kt | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 3,792 kt | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 22,402 kt | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,228 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 21,850 kt | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,400 kt | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 18,225 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 448.46 kt | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 16,339 kt | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 186.36 kt | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 16,062 kt | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 141.5 kt | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 12,675 kt | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Türkiye | 3.04 kt | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 12,309 kt | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 8,500 kt | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 8,302 kt | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 6,876 kt | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Uganda | 5,520 kt | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 5,196 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | France | 4,735 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 4,610 kt | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 21 | India | 4,539 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 4,528 kt | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 4,169 kt | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 4,092 kt | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,335 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 3,426 kt | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 2,932 kt | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 27 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,857 kt | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 27 | Caribbean | 225.15 kt | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 28 | Guyana | 2,787 kt | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 29 | Congo | 2,742 kt | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 30 | China | 2,674 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 30 | China, mainland | 2,674 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,608 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 33 | Burundi | 2,368 kt | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 34 | Denmark | 2,001 kt | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,959 kt | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 1,859 kt | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 37 | Nepal | 1,803 kt | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 1,712 kt | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Sudan (former) | 1,574 kt | 2011 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 40 | Cameroon | 1,525 kt | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 41 | South Sudan | 1,520 kt | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Rwanda | 1,518 kt | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 43 | Argentina | 1,171 kt | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 44 | Greece | 1,147 kt | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1,028 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 853.09 kt | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 843.62 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 48 | Malawi | 809.28 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Ireland | 693.29 kt | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 50 | Italy | 672.21 kt | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 631.78 kt | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Botswana | 620.04 kt | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea | 609.56 kt | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Gabon | 604.5 kt | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 55 | Suriname | 592.06 kt | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 550.93 kt | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 57 | Colombia | 487.9 kt | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 483.89 kt | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 59 | Switzerland | 461.82 kt | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 60 | Spain | 324.67 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 61 | Angola | 272.42 kt | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 250.86 kt | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 63 | New Zealand | 246.96 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 202.97 kt | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 197.34 kt | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 66 | Jamaica | 170.55 kt | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 160.49 kt | 1999 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 153.38 kt | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 69 | Belgium | 144.88 kt | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | Peru | 134.42 kt | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 71 | Slovenia | 131.72 kt | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 72 | Liberia | 114.75 kt | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 100.58 kt | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 74 | Albania | 99.88 kt | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 75 | Belize | 74.49 kt | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 76 | Fiji | 73.53 kt | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 77 | Ghana | 73.24 kt | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 72.27 kt | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 69.95 kt | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 80 | Kenya | 59.09 kt | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 55.24 kt | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 82 | Slovakia | 55.11 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 54.6 kt | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.86 kt | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 43.33 kt | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 86 | Brazil | 42.9 kt | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 87 | French Guiana | 39.72 kt | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.28 kt | 2005 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 89 | Montenegro | 18.57 kt | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 16.16 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 91 | Faroe Islands | 11.46 kt | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 9.19 kt | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 93 | Eritrea | 8.05 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 2.6 kt | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 95 | Serbia | 2.41 kt | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 1.49 kt | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 97 | Eswatini | 1.47 kt | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 98 | Isle of Man | 1.25 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 99 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1.12 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6581 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 0.6452 kt | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 0.5642 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 103 | Mozambique | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 655,440 kt
- Asia 307,514 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 373,445 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 62,201 kt
- Annex I countries 281,996 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 25,603 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 274,137 kt
- Europe 206,828 kt
- Middle Africa 5,648 kt
- Eastern Europe 134,827 kt
- European Union (27) 96,255 kt
- Americas 77,716 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 71,312 kt
- Northern America 69,376 kt
- Northern Europe 44,983 kt
- Africa 39,499 kt
- United States of America 34,246 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 30,523 kt
- Eastern Africa 29,943 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 28,820 kt
- Western Europe 24,364 kt
- Oceania 23,883 kt
- Southern Asia 23,534 kt
- Eastern Asia 9,839 kt
- South America 7,349 kt
- Western Africa 3,133 kt
- Southern Europe 2,654 kt
- Southern Africa 774.89 kt
- Central America 766.32 kt
- Western Asia 3.04 kt
- Central Asia 1.49 kt
- Northern Africa 0 kt
About this data
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.