Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America

Northern America: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 101,566 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
101,566 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
101,566 kt
in 2022
All-time low
99,048 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 99.4k kt1991: 99.4k kt1992: 99.4k kt1993: 99.2k kt1994: 99.0k kt1995: 99.9k kt1996: 99.9k kt1997: 100.0k kt1998: 100.3k kt1999: 100.8k kt2000: 101.3k kt2001: 101.3k kt2002: 101.4k kt2003: 101.5k kt2004: 101.5k kt2005: 101.3k kt2006: 101.2k kt2007: 100.9k kt2008: 100.8k kt2009: 100.8k kt2010: 100.8k kt2011: 100.9k kt2012: 100.8k kt2013: 100.7k kt2014: 100.7k kt2015: 100.7k kt2016: 100.6k kt2017: 100.6k kt2018: 101.1k kt2019: 101.4k kt2020: 101.5k kt2021: 101.5k kt2022: 101.6k kt2023: 101.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America is 101,566 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 101,566 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99,048 kt, in 1994.

That places Northern America 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 99,366 kt
1991 99,366 kt +0.0%
1992 99,366 kt +0.0%
1993 99,206 kt -0.2%
1994 99,048 kt -0.2%
1995 99,870 kt +0.8%
1996 99,892 kt +0.0%
1997 99,967 kt +0.1%
1998 100,347 kt +0.4%
1999 100,830 kt +0.5%
2000 101,264 kt +0.4%
2001 101,328 kt +0.1%
2002 101,426 kt +0.1%
2003 101,453 kt +0.0%
2004 101,479 kt +0.0%
2005 101,323 kt -0.2%
2006 101,153 kt -0.2%
2007 100,942 kt -0.2%
2008 100,816 kt -0.1%
2009 100,786 kt -0.0%
2010 100,824 kt +0.0%
2011 100,854 kt +0.0%
2012 100,835 kt -0.0%
2013 100,732 kt -0.1%
2014 100,681 kt -0.1%
2015 100,661 kt -0.0%
2016 100,566 kt -0.1%
2017 100,591 kt +0.0%
2018 101,082 kt +0.5%
2019 101,386 kt +0.3%
2020 101,463 kt +0.1%
2021 101,493 kt +0.0%
2022 101,566 kt +0.1%
2023 101,566 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99,726 kt 99,048 kt 100,830 kt 10
2000s 101,197 kt 100,786 kt 101,479 kt 10
2010s 100,821 kt 100,566 kt 101,386 kt 10
2020s 101,522 kt 101,463 kt 101,566 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 8 Germany 32,725 kt compare
  2. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 488.81 kt compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31,260 kt compare
  4. 10 Mongolia 26,387 kt compare
  5. 11 Papua New Guinea 23,130 kt compare
  6. 12 Türkiye 3.76 kt compare
  7. 12 Ukraine 22,978 kt compare
  8. 13 Bangladesh 18,109 kt compare
  9. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  10. 14 Finland 16,664 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 101,566 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 101,566 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 99,048 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern America ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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