Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 77,716 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77,716 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
77,716 kt
in 2022
All-time low
73,152 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 73.2k kt1991: 73.2k kt1992: 73.2k kt1993: 73.6k kt1994: 73.5k kt1995: 74.4k kt1996: 74.7k kt1997: 74.8k kt1998: 75.2k kt1999: 75.8k kt2000: 76.2k kt2001: 76.3k kt2002: 76.3k kt2003: 76.3k kt2004: 77.1k kt2005: 76.9k kt2006: 76.8k kt2007: 76.6k kt2008: 76.5k kt2009: 76.5k kt2010: 76.5k kt2011: 76.5k kt2012: 76.5k kt2013: 76.5k kt2014: 76.6k kt2015: 76.5k kt2016: 76.5k kt2017: 76.7k kt2018: 77.1k kt2019: 77.3k kt2020: 77.4k kt2021: 77.5k kt2022: 77.7k kt2023: 77.7k kt2024: 77.7k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas is 77,716 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas peaked at 77,716 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73,152 kt, in 1990.

Americas ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Americas, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 73,152 kt
1991 73,152 kt +0.0%
1992 73,152 kt +0.0%
1993 73,642 kt +0.7%
1994 73,509 kt -0.2%
1995 74,447 kt +1.3%
1996 74,700 kt +0.3%
1997 74,824 kt +0.2%
1998 75,157 kt +0.4%
1999 75,806 kt +0.9%
2000 76,214 kt +0.5%
2001 76,265 kt +0.1%
2002 76,330 kt +0.1%
2003 76,343 kt +0.0%
2004 77,057 kt +0.9%
2005 76,917 kt -0.2%
2006 76,790 kt -0.2%
2007 76,607 kt -0.2%
2008 76,500 kt -0.1%
2009 76,463 kt -0.0%
2010 76,487 kt +0.0%
2011 76,516 kt +0.0%
2012 76,490 kt -0.0%
2013 76,470 kt -0.0%
2014 76,560 kt +0.1%
2015 76,540 kt -0.0%
2016 76,547 kt +0.0%
2017 76,685 kt +0.2%
2018 77,098 kt +0.5%
2019 77,312 kt +0.3%
2020 77,425 kt +0.1%
2021 77,518 kt +0.1%
2022 77,716 kt +0.3%
2023 77,716 kt +0.0%
2024 77,716 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74,154 kt 73,152 kt 75,806 kt 10
2000s 76,549 kt 76,214 kt 77,057 kt 10
2010s 76,670 kt 76,470 kt 77,312 kt 10
2020s 77,618 kt 77,425 kt 77,716 kt 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Canada 35,130 kt compare
  2. 6 Malaysia 29,817 kt compare
  3. 7 Poland 22,402 kt compare
  4. 8 Papua New Guinea 21,850 kt compare
  5. 9 Ukraine 18,225 kt compare
  6. 10 Bangladesh 16,339 kt compare
  7. 11 Germany 16,062 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Americas was 77,716 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 77,716 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 73,152 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
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.