Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) by country
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.
Countries reporting
104
Highest
109.95 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Mozambique
Median
0.1587 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 109.95 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1587 kt, and the mean is 3.35 kt.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 64.9%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Cropland organic soils — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 109.95 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 34.88 kt | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 33.79 kt | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 27.6 kt | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 24.78 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 15.8 kt | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 12.85 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 11.33 kt | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 8.68 kt | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 5.99 kt | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 5.86 kt | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 4.56 kt | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 3.84 kt | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 3.66 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | France | 3.34 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 3.19 kt | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 2.94 kt | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 2.89 kt | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 2.5 kt | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 2.07 kt | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.01 kt | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 1.94 kt | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | China | 1.89 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 23 | China, mainland | 1.89 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.84 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 1.41 kt | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 27 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.36 kt | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 1.31 kt | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 1.18 kt | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Zambia | 1.05 kt | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 31 | Uganda | 0.9101 kt | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 0.8824 kt | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 33 | Greece | 0.7654 kt | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0.7248 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | India | 0.6954 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Nepal | 0.542 kt | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 37 | Madagascar | 0.5257 kt | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Ireland | 0.4889 kt | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 0.4741 kt | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 40 | Guyana | 0.4265 kt | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 41 | Congo | 0.4197 kt | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 0.4056 kt | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 43 | Chile | 0.3885 kt | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 44 | Romania | 0.3413 kt | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 45 | Switzerland | 0.3257 kt | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 46 | Rwanda | 0.3205 kt | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.2924 kt | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 0.241 kt | 2011 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 0.2334 kt | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 50 | South Sudan | 0.2327 kt | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 51 | Spain | 0.229 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0.1742 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.1431 kt | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 0.1392 kt | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 0.1306 kt | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 56 | Thailand | 0.1291 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 57 | Malawi | 0.1239 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.1132 kt | 1999 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 59 | Belgium | 0.1022 kt | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Panama | 0.0967 kt | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Botswana | 0.0949 kt | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea | 0.0933 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Slovenia | 0.0929 kt | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Gabon | 0.0925 kt | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 65 | Suriname | 0.0906 kt | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.0747 kt | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 0.0709 kt | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 68 | Albania | 0.0704 kt | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 69 | South Africa | 0.0647 kt | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 70 | Uruguay | 0.0493 kt | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 71 | Angola | 0.0417 kt | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 72 | Slovak Republic | 0.0389 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 73 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0384 kt | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0359 kt | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 75 | Kenya | 0.0321 kt | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 76 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0263 kt | 2005 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 77 | Jamaica | 0.0261 kt | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 78 | Peru | 0.0206 kt | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 79 | Liberia | 0.0176 kt | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0.0131 kt | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 81 | Belize | 0.0114 kt | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 82 | Fiji | 0.0113 kt | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.0112 kt | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 0.0111 kt | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 0.0085 kt | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 0.0084 kt | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Faroe Islands | 0.0081 kt | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 0.0072 kt | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 89 | Brazil | 0.0066 kt | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.0065 kt | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 91 | French Guiana | 0.0061 kt | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 0.0025 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 94 | Serbia | 0.0017 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Eritrea | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 96 | Eswatini | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 98 | Isle of Man | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 253.32 kt
- Europe 145.82 kt
- Annex I countries 190.89 kt
- Eastern Europe 95.09 kt
- European Union (27) 67.84 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 62.43 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 42.14 kt
- Americas 42.8 kt
- Northern America 41.07 kt
- Eastern Asia 6.94 kt
- Northern Europe 31.72 kt
- Africa 6.54 kt
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.