Drained organic soils — Emissions in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Drained organic soils — Emissions was 7,069 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,069 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
7,442 kt
in 1990
All-time low
7,069 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 7.4k kt1991: 7.4k kt1992: 7.4k kt1993: 7.4k kt1994: 7.4k kt1995: 7.4k kt1996: 7.4k kt1997: 7.4k kt1998: 7.4k kt1999: 7.4k kt2000: 7.4k kt2001: 7.4k kt2002: 7.3k kt2003: 7.2k kt2004: 7.2k kt2005: 7.2k kt2006: 7.2k kt2007: 7.2k kt2008: 7.2k kt2009: 7.2k kt2010: 7.2k kt2011: 7.2k kt2012: 7.2k kt2013: 7.2k kt2014: 7.2k kt2015: 7.2k kt2016: 7.1k kt2017: 7.1k kt2018: 7.1k kt2019: 7.1k kt2020: 7.1k kt2021: 7.1k kt2022: 7.1k kt2023: 7.1k kt2024: 7.1k kt

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 7,069 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 7,442 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,069 kt, in 2022.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 22nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 7,442 kt
1991 7,442 kt +0.0%
1992 7,442 kt +0.0%
1993 7,433 kt -0.1%
1994 7,425 kt -0.1%
1995 7,424 kt -0.0%
1996 7,419 kt -0.1%
1997 7,409 kt -0.1%
1998 7,403 kt -0.1%
1999 7,393 kt -0.1%
2000 7,389 kt -0.1%
2001 7,353 kt -0.5%
2002 7,265 kt -1.2%
2003 7,201 kt -0.9%
2004 7,162 kt -0.5%
2005 7,163 kt +0.0%
2006 7,161 kt -0.0%
2007 7,161 kt +0.0%
2008 7,164 kt +0.0%
2009 7,164 kt +0.0%
2010 7,164 kt +0.0%
2011 7,163 kt -0.0%
2012 7,162 kt -0.0%
2013 7,162 kt +0.0%
2014 7,157 kt -0.1%
2015 7,155 kt -0.0%
2016 7,135 kt -0.3%
2017 7,132 kt -0.0%
2018 7,128 kt -0.1%
2019 7,104 kt -0.3%
2020 7,106 kt +0.0%
2021 7,085 kt -0.3%
2022 7,069 kt -0.2%
2023 7,069 kt +0.0%
2024 7,069 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,423 kt 7,393 kt 7,442 kt 10
2000s 7,218 kt 7,161 kt 7,389 kt 10
2010s 7,146 kt 7,104 kt 7,164 kt 10
2020s 7,079 kt 7,069 kt 7,106 kt 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 19 Sudan (former) 9,668 kt compare
  2. 20 Lithuania 9,665 kt compare
  3. 21 South Sudan 9,334 kt compare
  4. 23 Uganda 5,859 kt compare
  5. 24 Côte d'Ivoire 2,350 kt compare
  6. 24 France 5,777 kt compare
  7. 25 Hungary 5,571 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 7,069 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 7,442 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 7,069 kt in 2022.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.