Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 44,983 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 8 Papua New Guinea 21,850 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 448.46 kt compare
- 9 Ukraine 18,225 kt compare
- 10 Bangladesh 16,339 kt compare
- 11 Germany 16,062 kt compare
- 12 Myanmar 12,675 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 3.04 kt compare
- 13 Finland 12,309 kt compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
- 14 Lithuania 8,500 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.24 kt (2050)
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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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.