Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe

Western Europe: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 49,478 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
49,478 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
16th
of 32 groups
All-time high
51,630 kt
in 1990
All-time low
49,478 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 51.6k kt1991: 51.6k kt1992: 51.6k kt1993: 51.6k kt1994: 51.5k kt1995: 51.6k kt1996: 51.5k kt1997: 51.5k kt1998: 51.4k kt1999: 51.3k kt2000: 51.2k kt2001: 51.0k kt2002: 50.7k kt2003: 50.4k kt2004: 50.1k kt2005: 50.1k kt2006: 50.1k kt2007: 50.1k kt2008: 50.0k kt2009: 50.0k kt2010: 50.0k kt2011: 50.0k kt2012: 50.0k kt2013: 50.0k kt2014: 50.0k kt2015: 50.0k kt2016: 49.8k kt2017: 49.8k kt2018: 49.8k kt2019: 49.6k kt2020: 49.6k kt2021: 49.5k kt2022: 49.5k kt2023: 49.5k 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 Western Europe is 49,478 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 51,630 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49,478 kt, in 2022.

Western Europe ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 51,630 kt
1991 51,630 kt +0.0%
1992 51,630 kt +0.0%
1993 51,590 kt -0.1%
1994 51,542 kt -0.1%
1995 51,579 kt +0.1%
1996 51,503 kt -0.1%
1997 51,454 kt -0.1%
1998 51,429 kt -0.0%
1999 51,298 kt -0.3%
2000 51,202 kt -0.2%
2001 51,039 kt -0.3%
2002 50,707 kt -0.7%
2003 50,360 kt -0.7%
2004 50,058 kt -0.6%
2005 50,076 kt +0.0%
2006 50,066 kt -0.0%
2007 50,069 kt +0.0%
2008 50,044 kt -0.1%
2009 50,034 kt -0.0%
2010 50,043 kt +0.0%
2011 50,045 kt +0.0%
2012 50,038 kt -0.0%
2013 50,036 kt -0.0%
2014 49,994 kt -0.1%
2015 49,990 kt -0.0%
2016 49,789 kt -0.4%
2017 49,770 kt -0.0%
2018 49,771 kt +0.0%
2019 49,597 kt -0.3%
2020 49,603 kt +0.0%
2021 49,528 kt -0.2%
2022 49,478 kt -0.1%
2023 49,478 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51,528 kt 51,298 kt 51,630 kt 10
2000s 50,365 kt 50,034 kt 51,202 kt 10
2010s 49,907 kt 49,597 kt 50,045 kt 10
2020s 49,522 kt 49,478 kt 49,603 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 13 Bangladesh 18,109 kt compare
  2. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  3. 14 Finland 16,664 kt compare
  4. 15 Zambia 15,299 kt compare
  5. 16 Myanmar 14,618 kt compare
  6. 17 Ireland 12,796 kt compare
  7. 18 Sweden 11,680 kt compare
  8. 19 Lithuania 11,474 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 49,478 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 51,630 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 49,478 kt in 2022.
How does Western Europe rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Western Europe ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Europe 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