Drained organic soils — Emissions in Sweden

Sweden: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 9,838 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9,838 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 216 countries
All-time high
9,838 kt
in 2022
All-time low
6,878 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Sweden, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200720241990: 6.9k kt1991: 6.9k kt1992: 6.9k kt1993: 6.9k kt1994: 6.9k kt1995: 6.9k kt1996: 6.9k kt1997: 6.9k kt1998: 7.0k kt1999: 7.1k kt2000: 7.2k kt2001: 7.3k kt2002: 7.3k kt2003: 7.3k kt2004: 7.5k kt2005: 7.7k kt2006: 7.8k kt2007: 7.8k kt2008: 7.9k kt2009: 8.1k kt2010: 8.4k kt2011: 8.6k kt2012: 8.6k kt2013: 8.7k kt2014: 8.7k kt2015: 8.8k kt2016: 8.9k kt2017: 9.0k kt2018: 9.5k kt2019: 9.8k kt2020: 9.8k kt2021: 9.8k kt2022: 9.8k kt2023: 9.8k kt2024: 9.8k kt

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 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Finland 14,036 kt compare
  2. 16 Myanmar 14,024 kt compare
  3. 17 Ireland 10,800 kt compare
  4. 19 Sudan (former) 9,668 kt compare
  5. 20 Lithuania 9,665 kt compare
  6. 21 South Sudan 9,334 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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 216 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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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.