Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) in Germany

Germany: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) was 0.0788 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.0788 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0818 kt per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0788 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Germany, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.082 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.081 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.081 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.081 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.081 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.08 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.079 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.079 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany is 0.0788 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 0.0818 kt per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0788 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.

Germany ranks 12th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Germany, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0817 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0817 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0817 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0817 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1994 0.0817 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.0818 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
1996 0.0816 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1997 0.0816 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.0816 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1999 0.0814 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2000 0.0812 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2001 0.0811 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.0808 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2003 0.0803 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2004 0.0799 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2005 0.08 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.08 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.08 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.08 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.0799 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2010 0.08 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.08 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.08 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2013 0.0799 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.0798 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2015 0.0798 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0793 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2017 0.0792 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2018 0.0792 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.079 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2020 0.079 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0789 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.0789 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 0.0788 kt per square kilometre -0.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.0788 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 128.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.0788 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0027 kt per square kilometre, 29.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0817 kt per square kilometre 0.0814 kt per square kilometre 0.0818 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0803 kt per square kilometre 0.0799 kt per square kilometre 0.0812 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0796 kt per square kilometre 0.079 kt per square kilometre 0.08 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0789 kt per square kilometre 0.0788 kt per square kilometre 0.079 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 9 Malaysia 0.0959 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 10 Poland 0.0924 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 11 Latvia 0.084 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 13 Rwanda 0.0663 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 14 Hungary 0.061 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 15 Denmark 0.0581 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Germany was 0.0788 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.0818 kt per square kilometre in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0788 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Germany rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.