Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 89,290 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
89,290 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
91,048 kt
in 1999
All-time low
89,290 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 90.1k kt1991: 90.1k kt1992: 90.1k kt1993: 90.1k kt1994: 90.1k kt1995: 90.6k kt1996: 90.6k kt1997: 90.6k kt1998: 90.7k kt1999: 91.0k kt2000: 91.0k kt2001: 91.0k kt2002: 91.0k kt2003: 90.9k kt2004: 90.7k kt2005: 90.8k kt2006: 90.8k kt2007: 90.8k kt2008: 90.8k kt2009: 90.8k kt2010: 90.9k kt2011: 90.8k kt2012: 90.8k kt2013: 90.6k kt2014: 90.4k kt2015: 90.4k kt2016: 90.1k kt2017: 90.0k kt2018: 89.9k kt2019: 89.8k kt2020: 89.8k kt2021: 89.6k kt2022: 89.3k kt2023: 89.3k kt

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 89,290 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 91,048 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 89,290 kt, in 2022.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 90,062 kt
1991 90,062 kt +0.0%
1992 90,062 kt +0.0%
1993 90,060 kt -0.0%
1994 90,056 kt -0.0%
1995 90,638 kt +0.6%
1996 90,595 kt -0.0%
1997 90,599 kt +0.0%
1998 90,678 kt +0.1%
1999 91,048 kt +0.4%
2000 90,996 kt -0.1%
2001 90,971 kt -0.0%
2002 90,968 kt -0.0%
2003 90,876 kt -0.1%
2004 90,746 kt -0.1%
2005 90,795 kt +0.1%
2006 90,799 kt +0.0%
2007 90,803 kt +0.0%
2008 90,796 kt -0.0%
2009 90,831 kt +0.0%
2010 90,872 kt +0.0%
2011 90,786 kt -0.1%
2012 90,760 kt -0.0%
2013 90,644 kt -0.1%
2014 90,432 kt -0.2%
2015 90,416 kt -0.0%
2016 90,149 kt -0.3%
2017 90,044 kt -0.1%
2018 89,912 kt -0.1%
2019 89,779 kt -0.1%
2020 89,751 kt -0.0%
2021 89,609 kt -0.2%
2022 89,290 kt -0.4%
2023 89,290 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90,386 kt 90,056 kt 91,048 kt 10
2000s 90,858 kt 90,746 kt 90,996 kt 10
2010s 90,379 kt 89,779 kt 90,872 kt 10
2020s 89,485 kt 89,290 kt 89,751 kt 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 OECD 302,090 kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 251,462 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 63,084 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 50,098 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 45,523 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 89,290 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 91,048 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 89,290 kt in 2022.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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