Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 52.95 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
52.95 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 22 groups
All-time high
53.09 kt
in 2021
All-time low
44.18 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 44.2 kt1991: 44.2 kt1992: 44.2 kt1993: 44.2 kt1994: 44.2 kt1995: 44.4 kt1996: 44.3 kt1997: 44.5 kt1998: 44.8 kt1999: 45 kt2000: 45.1 kt2001: 45.1 kt2002: 45.3 kt2003: 45.7 kt2004: 46 kt2005: 46.6 kt2006: 47.5 kt2007: 48.4 kt2008: 49 kt2009: 49.4 kt2010: 50.1 kt2011: 50.6 kt2012: 51.1 kt2013: 51.2 kt2014: 51.7 kt2015: 51.6 kt2016: 52.1 kt2017: 52.2 kt2018: 52.5 kt2019: 52.8 kt2020: 53 kt2021: 53.1 kt2022: 52.9 kt2023: 52.9 kt2024: 52.9 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — emissions in Asia is 52.95 kt, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Asia peaked at 53.09 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.18 kt, in 1994.

Asia ranks 1st of 22 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 in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 44.25 kt
1991 44.25 kt +0.0%
1992 44.25 kt +0.0%
1993 44.21 kt -0.1%
1994 44.18 kt -0.1%
1995 44.38 kt +0.5%
1996 44.26 kt -0.3%
1997 44.46 kt +0.5%
1998 44.75 kt +0.7%
1999 45.04 kt +0.6%
2000 45.13 kt +0.2%
2001 45.09 kt -0.1%
2002 45.32 kt +0.5%
2003 45.67 kt +0.8%
2004 45.97 kt +0.6%
2005 46.65 kt +1.5%
2006 47.47 kt +1.8%
2007 48.35 kt +1.9%
2008 49.01 kt +1.4%
2009 49.44 kt +0.9%
2010 50.1 kt +1.3%
2011 50.64 kt +1.1%
2012 51.06 kt +0.8%
2013 51.23 kt +0.3%
2014 51.69 kt +0.9%
2015 51.65 kt -0.1%
2016 52.07 kt +0.8%
2017 52.2 kt +0.3%
2018 52.46 kt +0.5%
2019 52.77 kt +0.6%
2020 53.05 kt +0.5%
2021 53.09 kt +0.1%
2022 52.95 kt -0.3%
2023 52.95 kt +0.0%
2024 52.95 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.4 kt 44.18 kt 45.04 kt 10
2000s 46.81 kt 45.09 kt 49.44 kt 10
2010s 51.59 kt 50.1 kt 52.77 kt 10
2020s 53 kt 52.95 kt 53.09 kt 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 109.95 kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 34.88 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 33.79 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 27.6 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Asia?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Asia was 52.95 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 53.09 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.18 kt in 1994.
How does Asia rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.