Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 108,788 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
108,788 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
108,788 kt
in 2022
All-time low
103,464 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 103.5k kt1991: 103.5k kt1992: 103.5k kt1993: 104.1k kt1994: 103.9k kt1995: 105.0k kt1996: 105.3k kt1997: 105.4k kt1998: 105.8k kt1999: 106.5k kt2000: 106.9k kt2001: 107.0k kt2002: 107.1k kt2003: 107.1k kt2004: 107.9k kt2005: 107.8k kt2006: 107.6k kt2007: 107.4k kt2008: 107.3k kt2009: 107.3k kt2010: 107.4k kt2011: 107.4k kt2012: 107.4k kt2013: 107.3k kt2014: 107.4k kt2015: 107.4k kt2016: 107.4k kt2017: 107.5k kt2018: 108.1k kt2019: 108.4k kt2020: 108.5k kt2021: 108.6k kt2022: 108.8k kt2023: 108.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas stood at 108,788 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 108,788 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 103,464 kt, in 1990.

That places Americas 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Americas, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 103,464 kt
1991 103,464 kt +0.0%
1992 103,464 kt +0.0%
1993 104,052 kt +0.6%
1994 103,894 kt -0.2%
1995 105,000 kt +1.1%
1996 105,253 kt +0.2%
1997 105,378 kt +0.1%
1998 105,761 kt +0.4%
1999 106,512 kt +0.7%
2000 106,929 kt +0.4%
2001 107,009 kt +0.1%
2002 107,119 kt +0.1%
2003 107,114 kt -0.0%
2004 107,947 kt +0.8%
2005 107,780 kt -0.2%
2006 107,623 kt -0.1%
2007 107,429 kt -0.2%
2008 107,346 kt -0.1%
2009 107,315 kt -0.0%
2010 107,365 kt +0.0%
2011 107,406 kt +0.0%
2012 107,372 kt -0.0%
2013 107,314 kt -0.1%
2014 107,400 kt +0.1%
2015 107,369 kt -0.0%
2016 107,380 kt +0.0%
2017 107,537 kt +0.1%
2018 108,081 kt +0.5%
2019 108,363 kt +0.3%
2020 108,463 kt +0.1%
2021 108,577 kt +0.1%
2022 108,788 kt +0.2%
2023 108,788 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 104,624 kt 103,464 kt 106,512 kt 10
2000s 107,361 kt 106,929 kt 107,947 kt 10
2010s 107,559 kt 107,314 kt 108,363 kt 10
2020s 108,654 kt 108,463 kt 108,788 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 6 Malaysia 31,521 kt compare
  2. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare
  3. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26,293 kt compare
  5. 10 Mongolia 22,193 kt compare
  6. 11 Papua New Guinea 22,096 kt compare
  7. 12 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 108,788 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 108,788 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 103,464 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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