Drained organic soils — Emissions in Oceania

Oceania: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 27,478 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27,478 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 46 groups
All-time high
28,276 kt
in 2002
All-time low
22,939 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Oceania, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 22.9k kt1991: 22.9k kt1992: 22.9k kt1993: 22.9k kt1994: 22.9k kt1995: 24.9k kt1996: 24.9k kt1997: 25.0k kt1998: 25.5k kt1999: 26.6k kt2000: 27.7k kt2001: 28.0k kt2002: 28.3k kt2003: 28.1k kt2004: 28.2k kt2005: 28.0k kt2006: 27.7k kt2007: 27.6k kt2008: 27.1k kt2009: 26.9k kt2010: 26.9k kt2011: 26.8k kt2012: 26.8k kt2013: 26.8k kt2014: 26.7k kt2015: 26.7k kt2016: 26.5k kt2017: 26.5k kt2018: 26.6k kt2019: 26.8k kt2020: 27.1k kt2021: 27.3k kt2022: 27.5k kt2023: 27.5k kt2024: 27.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania stood at 27,478 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania peaked at 28,276 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22,939 kt, in 1994.

Oceania ranks 9th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,153 kt 22,939 kt 26,588 kt 10
2000s 27,759 kt 26,896 kt 28,276 kt 10
2010s 26,688 kt 26,470 kt 26,871 kt 10
2020s 27,370 kt 27,110 kt 27,478 kt 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 6 Malaysia 31,521 kt compare
  2. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare
  3. 8 Germany 27,549 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 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania was 27,478 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 28,276 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 22,939 kt in 1994.
How does Oceania rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Oceania ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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.