Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in France

France: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 6,795 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6,795 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
7,158 kt
in 1990
All-time low
6,795 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 7.2k kt1991: 7.2k kt1992: 7.2k kt1993: 7.2k kt1994: 7.1k kt1995: 7.2k kt1996: 7.2k kt1997: 7.1k kt1998: 7.1k kt1999: 7.1k kt2000: 7.1k kt2001: 7.1k kt2002: 7.0k kt2003: 6.9k kt2004: 6.9k kt2005: 6.9k kt2006: 6.9k kt2007: 6.9k kt2008: 6.9k kt2009: 6.8k kt2010: 6.8k kt2011: 6.8k kt2012: 6.8k kt2013: 6.8k kt2014: 6.8k kt2015: 6.8k kt2016: 6.8k kt2017: 6.8k kt2018: 6.8k kt2019: 6.8k kt2020: 6.8k kt2021: 6.8k kt2022: 6.8k kt2023: 6.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in France stood at 6,795 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in France peaked at 7,158 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,795 kt, in 2022.

France ranks 23rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,144 kt 7,096 kt 7,158 kt 10
2000s 6,923 kt 6,846 kt 7,080 kt 10
2010s 6,839 kt 6,813 kt 6,847 kt 10
2020s 6,801 kt 6,795 kt 6,815 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 20 Sudan (former) 10,211 kt compare
  2. 21 South Sudan 9,858 kt compare
  3. 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,400 kt compare
  4. 24 Hungary 6,581 kt compare
  5. 25 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 6,546 kt compare
  6. 26 Norway 6,436 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in France?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in France was 6,795 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 7,158 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 6,795 kt in 2022.
How does France rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
France ranks 23rd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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