Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Estonia
Estonia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 5,225 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Estonia is 5,225 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Estonia peaked at 5,241 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,025 kt, in 1994.
Estonia ranks 31st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,025 kt | — |
| 1993 | 4,025 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,025 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,135 kt | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4,147 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4,166 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4,327 kt | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 4,694 kt | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 4,823 kt | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 4,866 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4,908 kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4,921 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,996 kt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,013 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5,030 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,066 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,083 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,109 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,182 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5,218 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,228 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,241 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5,227 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,226 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,175 kt | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5,173 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,209 kt | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5,198 kt | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,213 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,221 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,225 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,225 kt | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 5,225 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.9 kt, 350.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 5,225 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 202.7 kt, 25.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,193 kt | 4,025 kt | 4,694 kt | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,981 kt | 4,823 kt | 5,109 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,208 kt | 5,173 kt | 5,241 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,222 kt | 5,213 kt | 5,225 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 28 Norway 5,416 kt compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 5,301 kt compare
- 30 Cabo Verde 0 kt
- 30 Latvia 5,225 kt compare
- 32 Argentina 5,214 kt compare
- 33 India 4,809 kt compare
- 34 Madagascar 4,343 kt compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Estonia?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Estonia was 5,225 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,241 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,025 kt in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.