Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States

United States: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 56,043 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
56,043 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 256 countries
All-time high
56,636 kt
in 2000
All-time low
55,766 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 56.5k kt1991: 56.5k kt1992: 56.5k kt1993: 56.3k kt1994: 56.2k kt1995: 56.4k kt1996: 56.4k kt1997: 56.3k kt1998: 56.4k kt1999: 56.5k kt2000: 56.6k kt2001: 56.6k kt2002: 56.6k kt2003: 56.6k kt2004: 56.5k kt2005: 56.5k kt2006: 56.4k kt2007: 56.4k kt2008: 56.3k kt2009: 56.3k kt2010: 56.3k kt2011: 56.3k kt2012: 56.2k kt2013: 56.1k kt2014: 56.0k kt2015: 56.0k kt2016: 55.8k kt2017: 55.8k kt2018: 55.9k kt2019: 56.1k kt2020: 56.1k kt2021: 56.1k kt2022: 56.0k kt2023: 56.0k kt

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

Analysis

United States recorded 56,043 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in United States peaked at 56,636 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55,766 kt, in 2017.

That places United States 5th out of 256 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in United States, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 56,466 kt
1991 56,466 kt +0.0%
1992 56,466 kt +0.0%
1993 56,312 kt -0.3%
1994 56,156 kt -0.3%
1995 56,422 kt +0.5%
1996 56,368 kt -0.1%
1997 56,345 kt -0.0%
1998 56,421 kt +0.1%
1999 56,524 kt +0.2%
2000 56,636 kt +0.2%
2001 56,576 kt -0.1%
2002 56,590 kt +0.0%
2003 56,590 kt +0.0%
2004 56,547 kt -0.1%
2005 56,497 kt -0.1%
2006 56,440 kt -0.1%
2007 56,378 kt -0.1%
2008 56,317 kt -0.1%
2009 56,288 kt -0.1%
2010 56,288 kt +0.0%
2011 56,266 kt -0.0%
2012 56,213 kt -0.1%
2013 56,090 kt -0.2%
2014 56,028 kt -0.1%
2015 55,985 kt -0.1%
2016 55,803 kt -0.3%
2017 55,766 kt -0.1%
2018 55,915 kt +0.3%
2019 56,059 kt +0.3%
2020 56,054 kt -0.0%
2021 56,067 kt +0.0%
2022 56,043 kt -0.0%
2023 56,043 kt +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 56,043 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.55 kt, 794.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56,395 kt 56,156 kt 56,524 kt 10
2000s 56,486 kt 56,288 kt 56,636 kt 10
2010s 56,041 kt 55,766 kt 56,288 kt 10
2020s 56,052 kt 56,043 kt 56,067 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Indonesia 251,462 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 63,084 kt compare
  3. 3 Russia 63,084 kt compare
  4. 6 Belarus 50,098 kt compare
  5. 7 Canada 45,523 kt compare
  6. 8 Poland 33,590 kt compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in United States?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 56,043 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 56,636 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 55,766 kt in 2017.
How does United States rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
United States ranks 5th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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