Drained organic soils — Emissions in Asia
Asia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 348,345 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Asia recorded 348,345 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Asia peaked at 349,158 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 285,516 kt, in 1994.
That places Asia 1st out of 46 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286,853 kt | 285,516 kt | 290,915 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,588 kt | 291,194 kt | 322,805 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,650 kt | 327,645 kt | 347,018 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 348,601 kt | 348,345 kt | 349,158 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Asia?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Asia was 348,345 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 349,158 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,516 kt in 1994.
- How does Asia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 46 regions with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.