Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in World
World: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 830,201 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 830,201 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 830,403 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 750,897 kt, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 36 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 755,112 kt | 750,897 kt | 766,018 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 780,875 kt | 769,038 kt | 798,629 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 816,667 kt | 804,244 kt | 827,167 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 830,164 kt | 829,813 kt | 830,403 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 8.22 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 313,534 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 4.14 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -3.60 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,647 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2.81 million kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in World?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in World was 830,201 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 830,403 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 750,897 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. 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.