Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Western Europe
Western Europe: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 24,364 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 24,364 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 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 26,510 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24,364 kt, in 2022.
Western Europe ranks 17th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,510 kt | — |
| 1991 | 26,510 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,510 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26,482 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 26,448 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 26,429 kt | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 26,363 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 26,331 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 26,305 kt | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26,179 kt | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26,001 kt | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 25,859 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 25,624 kt | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 25,354 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 25,109 kt | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 25,115 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,106 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 25,108 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25,086 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 25,078 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 25,076 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 25,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25,069 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,066 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,026 kt | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 25,023 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,561 kt | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 24,541 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,528 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24,444 kt | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24,448 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24,397 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24,364 kt | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 24,364 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24,364 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,407 kt | 26,179 kt | 26,510 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,344 kt | 25,078 kt | 26,001 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,841 kt | 24,444 kt | 25,077 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,388 kt | 24,364 kt | 24,448 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Europe?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in Western Europe was 24,364 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 26,510 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,364 kt in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- Western Europe ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.