Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 88,528 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
88,528 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 31 groups
All-time high
88,549 kt
in 2004
All-time low
86,522 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 86.8k kt1991: 86.8k kt1992: 86.8k kt1993: 86.7k kt1994: 86.5k kt1995: 87.2k kt1996: 87.2k kt1997: 87.3k kt1998: 87.6k kt1999: 88.0k kt2000: 88.4k kt2001: 88.4k kt2002: 88.5k kt2003: 88.5k kt2004: 88.5k kt2005: 88.4k kt2006: 88.3k kt2007: 88.1k kt2008: 88.0k kt2009: 87.9k kt2010: 88.0k kt2011: 88.0k kt2012: 88.0k kt2013: 87.9k kt2014: 87.8k kt2015: 87.8k kt2016: 87.7k kt2017: 87.7k kt2018: 88.1k kt2019: 88.4k kt2020: 88.4k kt2021: 88.5k kt2022: 88.5k kt2023: 88.5k kt2024: 88.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America is 88,528 kt, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America peaked at 88,549 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86,522 kt, in 1994.

Northern America ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 86,824 kt
1991 86,824 kt +0.0%
1992 86,824 kt +0.0%
1993 86,672 kt -0.2%
1994 86,522 kt -0.2%
1995 87,217 kt +0.8%
1996 87,228 kt +0.0%
1997 87,286 kt +0.1%
1998 87,611 kt +0.4%
1999 88,025 kt +0.5%
2000 88,390 kt +0.4%
2001 88,430 kt +0.0%
2002 88,511 kt +0.1%
2003 88,532 kt +0.0%
2004 88,549 kt +0.0%
2005 88,412 kt -0.2%
2006 88,262 kt -0.2%
2007 88,074 kt -0.2%
2008 87,959 kt -0.1%
2009 87,928 kt -0.0%
2010 87,957 kt +0.0%
2011 87,977 kt +0.0%
2012 87,954 kt -0.0%
2013 87,854 kt -0.1%
2014 87,805 kt -0.1%
2015 87,784 kt -0.0%
2016 87,684 kt -0.1%
2017 87,698 kt +0.0%
2018 88,112 kt +0.5%
2019 88,384 kt +0.3%
2020 88,447 kt +0.1%
2021 88,471 kt +0.0%
2022 88,528 kt +0.1%
2023 88,528 kt +0.0%
2024 88,528 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87,103 kt 86,522 kt 88,025 kt 10
2000s 88,305 kt 87,928 kt 88,549 kt 10
2010s 87,921 kt 87,684 kt 88,384 kt 10
2020s 88,500 kt 88,447 kt 88,528 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26,293 kt compare
  3. 10 Mongolia 22,193 kt compare
  4. 11 Papua New Guinea 22,096 kt compare
  5. 12 Türkiye 3.18 kt compare
  6. 12 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare
  7. 13 Bangladesh 17,384 kt compare
  8. 14 Zambia 14,565 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America was 88,528 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 88,549 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 86,522 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Northern America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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
Last refreshed

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.