Drained organic soils — Emissions in Europe

Europe: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 285,275 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
285,275 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 31 regions
All-time high
285,275 kt
in 2022
All-time low
279,749 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Europe, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 280.0k kt1991: 280.0k kt1992: 280.0k kt1993: 279.9k kt1994: 279.8k kt1995: 280.5k kt1996: 280.0k kt1997: 279.7k kt1998: 280.3k kt1999: 281.8k kt2000: 282.9k kt2001: 282.7k kt2002: 282.4k kt2003: 281.8k kt2004: 281.6k kt2005: 281.7k kt2006: 281.6k kt2007: 281.5k kt2008: 281.3k kt2009: 281.2k kt2010: 281.9k kt2011: 282.7k kt2012: 283.2k kt2013: 283.2k kt2014: 283.0k kt2015: 283.1k kt2016: 282.8k kt2017: 282.9k kt2018: 284.3k kt2019: 284.7k kt2020: 285.1k kt2021: 285.1k kt2022: 285.3k kt2023: 285.3k kt2024: 285.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Europe stood at 285,275 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Europe peaked at 285,275 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 279,749 kt, in 1997.

Europe ranks 5th of 31 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 280,010 kt
1991 280,010 kt +0.0%
1992 280,004 kt -0.0%
1993 279,931 kt -0.0%
1994 279,834 kt -0.0%
1995 280,474 kt +0.2%
1996 280,047 kt -0.2%
1997 279,749 kt -0.1%
1998 280,315 kt +0.2%
1999 281,819 kt +0.5%
2000 282,867 kt +0.4%
2001 282,748 kt -0.0%
2002 282,351 kt -0.1%
2003 281,820 kt -0.2%
2004 281,591 kt -0.1%
2005 281,743 kt +0.1%
2006 281,628 kt -0.0%
2007 281,544 kt -0.0%
2008 281,268 kt -0.1%
2009 281,198 kt -0.0%
2010 281,877 kt +0.2%
2011 282,675 kt +0.3%
2012 283,165 kt +0.2%
2013 283,191 kt +0.0%
2014 283,015 kt -0.1%
2015 283,054 kt +0.0%
2016 282,751 kt -0.1%
2017 282,868 kt +0.0%
2018 284,311 kt +0.5%
2019 284,690 kt +0.1%
2020 285,111 kt +0.1%
2021 285,060 kt -0.0%
2022 285,275 kt +0.1%
2023 285,275 kt +0.0%
2024 285,275 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 280,219 kt 279,749 kt 281,819 kt 10
2000s 281,876 kt 281,198 kt 282,867 kt 10
2010s 283,160 kt 281,877 kt 284,690 kt 10
2020s 285,199 kt 285,060 kt 285,275 kt 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 2 Indonesia 241,354 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 53,142 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 42,203 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 38,348 kt compare
  5. 6 Malaysia 31,521 kt compare
  6. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare
  7. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Europe?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Europe was 285,275 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 285,275 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 279,749 kt in 1997.
How does Europe rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Europe ranks 5th out of 31 regions with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe 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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.