Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in World
World: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 830,201 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions 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 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in World peaked at 830,403 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 750,897 kt, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 750,897 kt | — |
| 1991 | 750,897 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 750,897 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 751,332 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 750,999 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 756,604 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 755,724 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 757,085 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 760,662 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 766,018 kt | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 769,038 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 769,176 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 770,924 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 772,799 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 775,389 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 780,147 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 785,451 kt | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 791,579 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 795,621 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 798,629 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 804,244 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 809,032 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 812,786 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 814,050 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 817,086 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 816,959 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 819,719 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 820,958 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 824,669 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 827,167 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 829,813 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 830,403 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 830,201 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 830,201 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 830,201 kt | +0.0% |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in World?
- Drained organic soils — emissions 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 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 830,403 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 750,897 kt in 1990.
- How does World rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions 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). 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.