Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas

Americas: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 124,041 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
124,041 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 32 groups
All-time high
124,041 kt
in 2022
All-time low
118,053 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Americas, 1990–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1990200620231990: 118.1k kt1991: 118.1k kt1992: 118.1k kt1993: 118.7k kt1994: 118.5k kt1995: 119.8k kt1996: 120.0k kt1997: 120.2k kt1998: 120.6k kt1999: 121.4k kt2000: 121.9k kt2001: 122.0k kt2002: 122.2k kt2003: 122.2k kt2004: 123.0k kt2005: 122.9k kt2006: 122.7k kt2007: 122.5k kt2008: 122.4k kt2009: 122.3k kt2010: 122.4k kt2011: 122.5k kt2012: 122.4k kt2013: 122.4k kt2014: 122.5k kt2015: 122.4k kt2016: 122.4k kt2017: 122.6k kt2018: 123.3k kt2019: 123.6k kt2020: 123.7k kt2021: 123.8k kt2022: 124.0k kt2023: 124.0k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Americas recorded 124,041 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Americas peaked at 124,041 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 118,053 kt, in 1990.

That places Americas 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 119,332 kt 118,053 kt 121,447 kt 10
2000s 122,407 kt 121,936 kt 123,046 kt 10
2010s 122,640 kt 122,362 kt 123,572 kt 10
2020s 123,894 kt 123,687 kt 124,041 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Canada 45,523 kt compare
  2. 6 Poland 33,590 kt compare
  3. 7 Malaysia 32,832 kt compare
  4. 8 Germany 32,725 kt compare
  5. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,260 kt compare
  6. 10 Mongolia 26,387 kt compare
  7. 11 Papua New Guinea 23,130 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Americas?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Americas was 124,041 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 124,041 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 118,053 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf