Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Sweden
Sweden: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 9,838 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 9,838 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Sweden peaked at 9,838 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,878 kt, in 1994.
Sweden ranks 18th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,880 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6,880 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,880 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,879 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,878 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,904 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6,910 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6,922 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 6,958 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7,053 kt | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,237 kt | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7,254 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,274 kt | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7,346 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7,502 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 7,704 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7,769 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7,840 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,944 kt | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8,115 kt | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 8,374 kt | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8,594 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8,647 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,660 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,748 kt | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8,764 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8,871 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 9,012 kt | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9,497 kt | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 9,788 kt | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9,818 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9,818 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,838 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9,838 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,838 kt | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 9,838 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.9 kt, 660.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 9,838 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 202.7 kt, 48.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,915 kt | 6,878 kt | 7,053 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,598 kt | 7,237 kt | 8,115 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,895 kt | 8,374 kt | 9,788 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,830 kt | 9,818 kt | 9,838 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Sweden?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Sweden was 9,838 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9,838 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,878 kt in 1994.
- How does Sweden rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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About this data
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.