Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 89,815 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89,815 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
89,870 kt
in 2020
All-time low
64,544 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 64.5k kt1991: 64.5k kt1992: 82.9k kt1993: 82.9k kt1994: 82.9k kt1995: 83.1k kt1996: 83.0k kt1997: 82.7k kt1998: 83.0k kt1999: 83.9k kt2000: 84.8k kt2001: 84.9k kt2002: 85.1k kt2003: 85.2k kt2004: 85.7k kt2005: 86.0k kt2006: 86.2k kt2007: 86.3k kt2008: 86.6k kt2009: 86.8k kt2010: 87.3k kt2011: 87.8k kt2012: 88.0k kt2013: 88.0k kt2014: 88.0k kt2015: 88.0k kt2016: 88.1k kt2017: 88.4k kt2018: 89.3k kt2019: 89.7k kt2020: 89.9k kt2021: 89.8k kt2022: 89.8k kt2023: 89.8k kt2024: 89.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe stood at 89,815 kt.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 89,870 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64,544 kt, in 1990.

That places Northern Europe 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 64,544 kt
1991 64,544 kt +0.0%
1992 82,876 kt +28.4%
1993 82,867 kt -0.0%
1994 82,852 kt -0.0%
1995 83,094 kt +0.3%
1996 82,982 kt -0.1%
1997 82,695 kt -0.3%
1998 83,004 kt +0.4%
1999 83,880 kt +1.1%
2000 84,780 kt +1.1%
2001 84,936 kt +0.2%
2002 85,071 kt +0.2%
2003 85,221 kt +0.2%
2004 85,722 kt +0.6%
2005 86,009 kt +0.3%
2006 86,163 kt +0.2%
2007 86,344 kt +0.2%
2008 86,552 kt +0.2%
2009 86,811 kt +0.3%
2010 87,324 kt +0.6%
2011 87,796 kt +0.5%
2012 87,957 kt +0.2%
2013 88,008 kt +0.1%
2014 88,002 kt -0.0%
2015 88,019 kt +0.0%
2016 88,091 kt +0.1%
2017 88,355 kt +0.3%
2018 89,290 kt +1.1%
2019 89,706 kt +0.5%
2020 89,870 kt +0.2%
2021 89,841 kt -0.0%
2022 89,815 kt -0.0%
2023 89,815 kt +0.0%
2024 89,815 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79,334 kt 64,544 kt 83,880 kt 10
2000s 85,761 kt 84,780 kt 86,811 kt 10
2010s 88,255 kt 87,324 kt 89,706 kt 10
2020s 89,831 kt 89,815 kt 89,870 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare
  2. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 469.36 kt compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26,293 kt compare
  5. 10 Mongolia 22,193 kt compare
  6. 11 Papua New Guinea 22,096 kt compare
  7. 12 Türkiye 3.18 kt compare
  8. 12 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare
  9. 13 Bangladesh 17,384 kt compare
  10. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe was 89,815 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 89,870 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 64,544 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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.