Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 41.07 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
41.07 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
41.07 kt
in 2022
All-time low
39.33 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 39.4 kt1991: 39.4 kt1992: 39.4 kt1993: 39.4 kt1994: 39.3 kt1995: 39.8 kt1996: 39.8 kt1997: 39.9 kt1998: 40.1 kt1999: 40.3 kt2000: 40.6 kt2001: 40.7 kt2002: 40.7 kt2003: 40.8 kt2004: 40.8 kt2005: 40.7 kt2006: 40.7 kt2007: 40.6 kt2008: 40.5 kt2009: 40.5 kt2010: 40.6 kt2011: 40.6 kt2012: 40.6 kt2013: 40.6 kt2014: 40.6 kt2015: 40.6 kt2016: 40.6 kt2017: 40.7 kt2018: 40.9 kt2019: 41 kt2020: 41 kt2021: 41 kt2022: 41.1 kt2023: 41.1 kt2024: 41.1 kt

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 41.07 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern America peaked at 41.07 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.33 kt, in 1994.

That places Northern America 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 39.38 kt
1991 39.38 kt +0.0%
1992 39.38 kt +0.0%
1993 39.36 kt -0.1%
1994 39.33 kt -0.1%
1995 39.77 kt +1.1%
1996 39.82 kt +0.1%
1997 39.88 kt +0.2%
1998 40.08 kt +0.5%
1999 40.33 kt +0.6%
2000 40.6 kt +0.7%
2001 40.69 kt +0.2%
2002 40.74 kt +0.1%
2003 40.77 kt +0.1%
2004 40.81 kt +0.1%
2005 40.74 kt -0.2%
2006 40.68 kt -0.2%
2007 40.6 kt -0.2%
2008 40.55 kt -0.1%
2009 40.54 kt -0.0%
2010 40.56 kt +0.1%
2011 40.59 kt +0.1%
2012 40.6 kt +0.0%
2013 40.6 kt -0.0%
2014 40.59 kt -0.0%
2015 40.6 kt +0.0%
2016 40.62 kt +0.1%
2017 40.66 kt +0.1%
2018 40.88 kt +0.5%
2019 40.96 kt +0.2%
2020 41.01 kt +0.1%
2021 41.01 kt +0.0%
2022 41.07 kt +0.1%
2023 41.07 kt +0.0%
2024 41.07 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.67 kt 39.33 kt 40.33 kt 10
2000s 40.67 kt 40.54 kt 40.81 kt 10
2010s 40.67 kt 40.56 kt 40.96 kt 10
2020s 41.04 kt 41.01 kt 41.07 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Poland 15.8 kt compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 0.5804 kt compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 12.85 kt compare
  4. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5509 kt compare
  5. 8 Germany 11.33 kt compare
  6. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2143 kt compare
  7. 9 Finland 8.68 kt compare
  8. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1314 kt compare
  9. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0998 kt compare
  10. 10 Lithuania 5.99 kt compare
  11. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0687 kt compare
  12. 11 Sweden 5.86 kt compare
  13. 12 Malaysia 4.56 kt compare
  14. 12 Türkiye 0.0021 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern America?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern America was 41.07 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 41.07 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 39.33 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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.