Cropland organic soils — Emissions in World

World: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 253.32 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
253.32 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
253.32 kt
in 2022
All-time low
237.8 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in World, 1990–2024

01002003001990200720241990: 237.9 kt1991: 237.9 kt1992: 237.9 kt1993: 237.9 kt1994: 237.8 kt1995: 239.6 kt1996: 239.4 kt1997: 239.8 kt1998: 240.7 kt1999: 242.6 kt2000: 243.8 kt2001: 243.8 kt2002: 243.9 kt2003: 243.9 kt2004: 244.3 kt2005: 245 kt2006: 245.6 kt2007: 246.3 kt2008: 246.7 kt2009: 247 kt2010: 248.1 kt2011: 249.1 kt2012: 249.9 kt2013: 250 kt2014: 250.4 kt2015: 250.3 kt2016: 250.3 kt2017: 250.5 kt2018: 251.8 kt2019: 252.5 kt2020: 253.1 kt2021: 253.2 kt2022: 253.3 kt2023: 253.3 kt2024: 253.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in World stood at 253.32 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in World peaked at 253.32 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 237.8 kt, in 1994.

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 in World, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 237.94 kt
1991 237.94 kt +0.0%
1992 237.94 kt +0.0%
1993 237.92 kt -0.0%
1994 237.8 kt -0.1%
1995 239.57 kt +0.7%
1996 239.37 kt -0.1%
1997 239.78 kt +0.2%
1998 240.72 kt +0.4%
1999 242.59 kt +0.8%
2000 243.77 kt +0.5%
2001 243.77 kt -0.0%
2002 243.87 kt +0.0%
2003 243.9 kt +0.0%
2004 244.25 kt +0.1%
2005 244.96 kt +0.3%
2006 245.6 kt +0.3%
2007 246.31 kt +0.3%
2008 246.66 kt +0.1%
2009 247.03 kt +0.2%
2010 248.09 kt +0.4%
2011 249.11 kt +0.4%
2012 249.87 kt +0.3%
2013 250.01 kt +0.1%
2014 250.36 kt +0.1%
2015 250.34 kt -0.0%
2016 250.33 kt -0.0%
2017 250.54 kt +0.1%
2018 251.85 kt +0.5%
2019 252.46 kt +0.2%
2020 253.12 kt +0.3%
2021 253.18 kt +0.0%
2022 253.32 kt +0.1%
2023 253.32 kt +0.0%
2024 253.32 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 239.16 kt 237.8 kt 242.59 kt 10
2000s 245.01 kt 243.77 kt 247.03 kt 10
2010s 250.3 kt 248.09 kt 252.46 kt 10
2020s 253.25 kt 253.12 kt 253.32 kt 5

Countries ranked near World

  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 World?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in World was 253.32 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 253.32 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 237.8 kt in 1994.
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 1.2%. 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 (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.