Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 31.72 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.72 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
31.72 kt
in 2022
All-time low
15.76 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

01020301990200720241990: 15.8 kt1991: 15.8 kt1992: 26.9 kt1993: 26.9 kt1994: 26.9 kt1995: 27.1 kt1996: 27.1 kt1997: 27.2 kt1998: 27.4 kt1999: 28 kt2000: 28.6 kt2001: 28.7 kt2002: 28.8 kt2003: 28.9 kt2004: 29.3 kt2005: 29.5 kt2006: 29.5 kt2007: 29.7 kt2008: 29.8 kt2009: 29.9 kt2010: 30.3 kt2011: 30.5 kt2012: 30.6 kt2013: 30.6 kt2014: 30.6 kt2015: 30.6 kt2016: 30.7 kt2017: 30.8 kt2018: 31.3 kt2019: 31.6 kt2020: 31.7 kt2021: 31.7 kt2022: 31.7 kt2023: 31.7 kt2024: 31.7 kt

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 31.72 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 31.72 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.76 kt, in 1990.

Northern Europe ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 15.76 kt
1991 15.76 kt +0.0%
1992 26.89 kt +70.6%
1993 26.88 kt -0.0%
1994 26.87 kt -0.0%
1995 27.11 kt +0.9%
1996 27.11 kt +0.0%
1997 27.19 kt +0.3%
1998 27.38 kt +0.7%
1999 27.97 kt +2.2%
2000 28.58 kt +2.2%
2001 28.67 kt +0.3%
2002 28.79 kt +0.4%
2003 28.9 kt +0.4%
2004 29.26 kt +1.2%
2005 29.45 kt +0.6%
2006 29.54 kt +0.3%
2007 29.65 kt +0.4%
2008 29.77 kt +0.4%
2009 29.95 kt +0.6%
2010 30.26 kt +1.0%
2011 30.52 kt +0.9%
2012 30.6 kt +0.3%
2013 30.62 kt +0.1%
2014 30.63 kt +0.0%
2015 30.63 kt -0.0%
2016 30.67 kt +0.1%
2017 30.82 kt +0.5%
2018 31.35 kt +1.7%
2019 31.58 kt +0.7%
2020 31.68 kt +0.3%
2021 31.69 kt +0.0%
2022 31.72 kt +0.1%
2023 31.72 kt +0.0%
2024 31.72 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.89 kt 15.76 kt 27.97 kt 10
2000s 29.26 kt 28.58 kt 29.95 kt 10
2010s 30.77 kt 30.26 kt 31.58 kt 10
2020s 31.71 kt 31.68 kt 31.72 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 7 Ukraine 12.85 kt compare
  2. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5509 kt compare
  3. 8 Germany 11.33 kt compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2143 kt compare
  5. 9 Finland 8.68 kt compare
  6. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1314 kt compare
  7. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0998 kt compare
  8. 10 Lithuania 5.99 kt compare
  9. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0687 kt compare
  10. 11 Sweden 5.86 kt compare
  11. 12 Malaysia 4.56 kt compare
  12. 12 Türkiye 0.0021 kt compare
  13. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kt
  14. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
  15. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kt
  16. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  17. 13 Papua New Guinea 3.84 kt compare
  18. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
  19. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  20. 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  21. 13 Micronesia 0 kt
  22. 13 Polynesia 0 kt

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe was 31.72 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 31.72 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 15.76 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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.