Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions was 257,740 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
257,740 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 216 countries
All-time high
257,858 kt
in 2020
All-time low
243,993 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200620231990: 244.0k kt1991: 244.0k kt1992: 252.4k kt1993: 252.5k kt1994: 252.3k kt1995: 253.3k kt1996: 253.0k kt1997: 252.7k kt1998: 253.3k kt1999: 254.5k kt2000: 255.6k kt2001: 255.6k kt2002: 255.5k kt2003: 255.2k kt2004: 255.3k kt2005: 255.4k kt2006: 255.4k kt2007: 255.2k kt2008: 255.1k kt2009: 255.2k kt2010: 255.7k kt2011: 256.1k kt2012: 256.2k kt2013: 256.0k kt2014: 255.9k kt2015: 255.8k kt2016: 255.6k kt2017: 255.8k kt2018: 257.2k kt2019: 257.6k kt2020: 257.9k kt2021: 257.8k kt2022: 257.7k kt2023: 257.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in OECD stood at 257,740 kt.

That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in OECD peaked at 257,858 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 243,993 kt, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 251,191 kt 243,993 kt 254,483 kt 10
2000s 255,361 kt 255,139 kt 255,639 kt 10
2010s 256,186 kt 255,589 kt 257,629 kt 10
2020s 257,772 kt 257,740 kt 257,858 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Indonesia 241,354 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 53,142 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 42,203 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in OECD?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in OECD was 257,740 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 257,858 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 243,993 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
OECD ranks 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf