Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 1,424 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,424 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1,505 kt
in 1990
All-time low
1,424 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1,424 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1,505 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,424 kt, in 2020.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 1,505 kt
1991 1,502 kt -0.2%
1992 1,500 kt -0.2%
1993 1,497 kt -0.2%
1994 1,493 kt -0.3%
1995 1,490 kt -0.2%
1996 1,486 kt -0.3%
1997 1,483 kt -0.2%
1998 1,480 kt -0.2%
1999 1,477 kt -0.2%
2000 1,473 kt -0.3%
2001 1,470 kt -0.2%
2002 1,466 kt -0.2%
2003 1,462 kt -0.3%
2004 1,459 kt -0.2%
2005 1,457 kt -0.2%
2006 1,454 kt -0.2%
2007 1,451 kt -0.2%
2008 1,449 kt -0.2%
2009 1,446 kt -0.2%
2010 1,444 kt -0.2%
2011 1,442 kt -0.2%
2012 1,440 kt -0.1%
2013 1,438 kt -0.1%
2014 1,436 kt -0.1%
2015 1,434 kt -0.1%
2016 1,432 kt -0.1%
2017 1,430 kt -0.1%
2018 1,428 kt -0.1%
2019 1,426 kt -0.1%
2020 1,424 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,491 kt 1,477 kt 1,505 kt 10
2000s 1,459 kt 1,446 kt 1,473 kt 10
2010s 1,435 kt 1,426 kt 1,444 kt 10
2020s 1,424 kt 1,424 kt 1,424 kt 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 6 Colombia 1,770 kt compare
  2. 7 Ukraine 1,571 kt compare
  3. 8 Lithuania 1,482 kt compare
  4. 10 Finland 1,381 kt compare
  5. 11 Ireland 1,001 kt compare
  6. 12 Sweden 731.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,424 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,505 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,424 kt in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
39 places, 1,163 data points, 1990–2020
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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