Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 44,983 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44,983 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
44,983 kt
in 2022
All-time low
22,342 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 22.3k kt1991: 22.3k kt1992: 38.1k kt1993: 38.1k kt1994: 38.1k kt1995: 38.4k kt1996: 38.4k kt1997: 38.5k kt1998: 38.8k kt1999: 39.7k kt2000: 40.5k kt2001: 40.7k kt2002: 40.8k kt2003: 41.0k kt2004: 41.5k kt2005: 41.8k kt2006: 41.9k kt2007: 42.0k kt2008: 42.2k kt2009: 42.5k kt2010: 42.9k kt2011: 43.3k kt2012: 43.4k kt2013: 43.4k kt2014: 43.4k kt2015: 43.4k kt2016: 43.5k kt2017: 43.7k kt2018: 44.4k kt2019: 44.8k kt2020: 44.9k kt2021: 44.9k kt2022: 45.0k kt2023: 45.0k kt2024: 45.0k kt

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 44,983 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 44,983 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,342 kt, in 1990.

That places Northern Europe 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 22,342 kt
1991 22,342 kt +0.0%
1992 38,123 kt +70.6%
1993 38,115 kt -0.0%
1994 38,103 kt -0.0%
1995 38,438 kt +0.9%
1996 38,447 kt +0.0%
1997 38,548 kt +0.3%
1998 38,825 kt +0.7%
1999 39,662 kt +2.2%
2000 40,521 kt +2.2%
2001 40,657 kt +0.3%
2002 40,821 kt +0.4%
2003 40,985 kt +0.4%
2004 41,495 kt +1.2%
2005 41,761 kt +0.6%
2006 41,888 kt +0.3%
2007 42,047 kt +0.4%
2008 42,209 kt +0.4%
2009 42,463 kt +0.6%
2010 42,904 kt +1.0%
2011 43,272 kt +0.9%
2012 43,394 kt +0.3%
2013 43,417 kt +0.1%
2014 43,438 kt +0.0%
2015 43,438 kt -0.0%
2016 43,493 kt +0.1%
2017 43,708 kt +0.5%
2018 44,446 kt +1.7%
2019 44,776 kt +0.7%
2020 44,922 kt +0.3%
2021 44,935 kt +0.0%
2022 44,983 kt +0.1%
2023 44,983 kt +0.0%
2024 44,983 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,294 kt 22,342 kt 39,662 kt 10
2000s 41,485 kt 40,521 kt 42,463 kt 10
2010s 43,629 kt 42,904 kt 44,776 kt 10
2020s 44,961 kt 44,922 kt 44,983 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 8 Papua New Guinea 21,850 kt compare
  2. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 448.46 kt compare
  3. 9 Ukraine 18,225 kt compare
  4. 10 Bangladesh 16,339 kt compare
  5. 11 Germany 16,062 kt compare
  6. 12 Myanmar 12,675 kt compare
  7. 12 Türkiye 3.04 kt compare
  8. 13 Finland 12,309 kt compare
  9. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  10. 14 Lithuania 8,500 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe was 44,983 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 44,983 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 22,342 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.