Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in World
World: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 655,440 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Emissions in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — emissions in World is 655,440 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in World peaked at 655,564 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 579,056 kt, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 579,056 kt | — |
| 1991 | 579,056 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 579,056 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 579,409 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 579,119 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 584,464 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 583,806 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 585,530 kt | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 588,838 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 594,030 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 596,977 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 597,076 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 598,753 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 600,568 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 603,037 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 607,596 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 612,702 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 618,587 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 622,474 kt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 625,439 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 630,694 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 635,068 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 638,643 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 639,839 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 642,891 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 642,764 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 645,177 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 646,329 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 649,582 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 652,291 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 654,904 kt | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 655,564 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 655,440 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 655,440 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 655,440 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 583,236 kt | 579,056 kt | 594,030 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 608,321 kt | 596,977 kt | 625,439 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 642,328 kt | 630,694 kt | 652,291 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 655,358 kt | 654,904 kt | 655,564 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — emissions in World?
- Cropland organic soils — emissions in World was 655,440 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 655,564 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 579,056 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.