Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 by country
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.
Countries reporting
238
Highest
257,740 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 257,740 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 4,533 kt.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 57.6%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 257,740 kt | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 2 | Indonesia | 241,354 kt | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 53,142 kt | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 4 | Belarus | 42,203 kt | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 38,348 kt | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 31,521 kt | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 28,289 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 27,549 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26,293 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Mongolia | 22,193 kt | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Melanesia | 22,176 kt | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 22,096 kt | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 19,358 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 17,384 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Zambia | 14,565 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 14,036 kt | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 14,024 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 10,800 kt | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 9,838 kt | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan (former) | 9,668 kt | 2011 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 9,665 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | South Sudan | 9,334 kt | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7,069 kt | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 5,859 kt | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | France | 5,777 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 5,571 kt | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 5,537 kt | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 28 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 5,504 kt | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 5,416 kt | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,301 kt | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 5,225 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 5,225 kt | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 5,214 kt | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | India | 4,809 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,488 kt | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | Madagascar | 4,343 kt | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Japan | 4,283 kt | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 38 | China | 3,915 kt | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 38 | China, mainland | 3,915 kt | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 3,820 kt | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 41 | Guyana | 3,283 kt | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 3,080 kt | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 43 | Congo | 3,036 kt | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 2,861 kt | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | New Zealand | 2,440 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 46 | Nepal | 2,366 kt | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,350 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 2,325 kt | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 49 | Rwanda | 1,636 kt | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 50 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,602 kt | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 51 | Cameroon | 1,550 kt | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 1,259 kt | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 1,217 kt | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1,096 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | Thailand | 1,042 kt | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 56 | Chile | 1,040 kt | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 57 | Malawi | 836.4 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Switzerland | 798.13 kt | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 59 | Iceland | 735 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 60 | Colombia | 722.53 kt | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guinea | 719.64 kt | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 62 | Italy | 693.18 kt | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 63 | Suriname | 686 kt | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 678.08 kt | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Botswana | 632.88 kt | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 66 | Gabon | 612.77 kt | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 536.9 kt | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 68 | Brazil | 486.75 kt | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 69 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 469.36 kt | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 428.99 kt | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 71 | Angola | 358.14 kt | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 72 | Austria | 308.28 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 73 | Caribbean | 304.09 kt | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 74 | Czechia | 267.38 kt | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 259.74 kt | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 76 | Portugal | 243.88 kt | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 77 | Jamaica | 243.09 kt | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 78 | Faroe Islands | 236.34 kt | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 216.16 kt | 1999 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 80 | Belgium | 202.7 kt | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 193.72 kt | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 82 | Uruguay | 191.29 kt | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 83 | Belize | 175.9 kt | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 84 | Slovenia | 163.8 kt | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 147.81 kt | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 86 | Peru | 143.72 kt | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 87 | Kenya | 129.35 kt | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 88 | Liberia | 120.53 kt | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 89 | Albania | 105.52 kt | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 103.93 kt | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 91 | Fiji | 80.18 kt | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 92 | Ecuador | 79.94 kt | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 78.19 kt | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 74.2 kt | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 95 | Slovakia | 65.29 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 61 kt | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 97 | French Guiana | 45.17 kt | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.38 kt | 2005 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 27.23 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Isle of Man | 20.36 kt | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 101 | Montenegro | 18.57 kt | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 9.44 kt | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 103 | Eritrea | 8.34 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 5.35 kt | 2024 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 4.39 kt | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 3.73 kt | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 3.3 kt | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 108 | Türkiye | 3.18 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 109 | Serbia | 2.52 kt | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 110 | Solomon Islands | 0.7042 kt | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6581 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Mexico | 0.5846 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bahamas | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bhutan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Comoros | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cuba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Algeria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Georgia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guatemala | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Honduras | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cambodia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Liechtenstein | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Monaco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mozambique | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 113 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Nigeria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Nauru | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Pakistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Philippines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Palau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Palestine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Sudan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | El Salvador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | San Marino | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Chad | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Yemen | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Micronesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Holy See | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 830,201 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 441,624 kt
- Annex I countries 388,576 kt
- Asia 348,345 kt
- South-eastern Asia 292,020 kt
- Europe 285,275 kt
- Eastern Europe 150,723 kt
- European Union (27) 136,649 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 114,321 kt
- Americas 108,788 kt
- Northern Europe 89,815 kt
- Northern America 88,528 kt
About this data
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.