Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in World

World: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 922,651 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
922,651 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 12 regions
All-time high
922,826 kt
in 2021
All-time low
839,011 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1990200620231990: 839.0k kt1991: 839.0k kt1992: 839.0k kt1993: 839.4k kt1994: 839.1k kt1995: 845.1k kt1996: 844.2k kt1997: 845.6k kt1998: 849.4k kt1999: 855.3k kt2000: 858.6k kt2001: 858.8k kt2002: 860.6k kt2003: 862.4k kt2004: 865.1k kt2005: 870.1k kt2006: 875.6k kt2007: 881.9k kt2008: 886.0k kt2009: 889.1k kt2010: 895.1k kt2011: 900.2k kt2012: 904.2k kt2013: 905.5k kt2014: 908.6k kt2015: 908.5k kt2016: 911.3k kt2017: 912.6k kt2018: 916.7k kt2019: 919.4k kt2020: 922.2k kt2021: 922.8k kt2022: 922.7k kt2023: 922.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in World stood at 922,651 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in World peaked at 922,826 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 839,011 kt, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 843,514 kt 839,011 kt 855,291 kt 10
2000s 870,822 kt 858,646 kt 889,141 kt 10
2010s 908,205 kt 895,080 kt 919,402 kt 10
2020s 922,590 kt 922,230 kt 922,826 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  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

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in World?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in World was 922,651 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 922,826 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 839,011 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
World ranks 1st out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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