Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 9,839 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9,839 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
10,869 kt
in 2000
All-time low
9,839 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200720241990: 10.8k kt1991: 10.8k kt1992: 10.8k kt1993: 10.8k kt1994: 10.7k kt1995: 10.8k kt1996: 10.8k kt1997: 10.8k kt1998: 10.8k kt1999: 10.8k kt2000: 10.9k kt2001: 10.8k kt2002: 10.8k kt2003: 10.8k kt2004: 10.8k kt2005: 10.8k kt2006: 10.7k kt2007: 10.6k kt2008: 10.5k kt2009: 10.4k kt2010: 10.3k kt2011: 10.3k kt2012: 10.2k kt2013: 10.1k kt2014: 10.1k kt2015: 10.0k kt2016: 9.9k kt2017: 9.9k kt2018: 9.9k kt2019: 9.9k kt2020: 9.9k kt2021: 9.9k kt2022: 9.8k kt2023: 9.8k kt2024: 9.8k kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 9,839 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 10,869 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,839 kt, in 2022.

Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 10,828 kt
1991 10,828 kt +0.0%
1992 10,828 kt +0.0%
1993 10,780 kt -0.4%
1994 10,738 kt -0.4%
1995 10,813 kt +0.7%
1996 10,794 kt -0.2%
1997 10,799 kt +0.0%
1998 10,814 kt +0.1%
1999 10,850 kt +0.3%
2000 10,869 kt +0.2%
2001 10,848 kt -0.2%
2002 10,818 kt -0.3%
2003 10,795 kt -0.2%
2004 10,850 kt +0.5%
2005 10,787 kt -0.6%
2006 10,733 kt -0.5%
2007 10,589 kt -1.3%
2008 10,485 kt -1.0%
2009 10,405 kt -0.8%
2010 10,313 kt -0.9%
2011 10,266 kt -0.5%
2012 10,202 kt -0.6%
2013 10,140 kt -0.6%
2014 10,081 kt -0.6%
2015 10,043 kt -0.4%
2016 9,932 kt -1.1%
2017 9,888 kt -0.4%
2018 9,898 kt +0.1%
2019 9,920 kt +0.2%
2020 9,936 kt +0.2%
2021 9,873 kt -0.6%
2022 9,839 kt -0.3%
2023 9,839 kt +0.0%
2024 9,839 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,807 kt 10,738 kt 10,850 kt 10
2000s 10,718 kt 10,405 kt 10,869 kt 10
2010s 10,068 kt 9,888 kt 10,313 kt 10
2020s 9,865 kt 9,839 kt 9,936 kt 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 17 Uganda 5,520 kt compare
  2. 18 Hungary 5,196 kt compare
  3. 19 France 4,735 kt compare
  4. 20 Ethiopia 4,610 kt compare
  5. 21 India 4,539 kt compare
  6. 22 Estonia 4,528 kt compare
  7. 23 Latvia 4,169 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Eastern Asia?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Eastern Asia was 9,839 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 10,869 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,839 kt in 2022.
How does Eastern Asia rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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.