Drained organic soils — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 57.56 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
57.56 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
57.56 kt
in 2022
All-time low
55.05 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 55.1 kt1991: 55.1 kt1992: 55.1 kt1993: 55.1 kt1994: 55.1 kt1995: 55.7 kt1996: 55.7 kt1997: 55.8 kt1998: 56 kt1999: 56.4 kt2000: 56.6 kt2001: 56.7 kt2002: 56.8 kt2003: 56.8 kt2004: 57 kt2005: 56.9 kt2006: 56.8 kt2007: 56.7 kt2008: 56.7 kt2009: 56.7 kt2010: 56.7 kt2011: 56.8 kt2012: 56.8 kt2013: 56.8 kt2014: 56.8 kt2015: 56.8 kt2016: 56.8 kt2017: 56.9 kt2018: 57.2 kt2019: 57.4 kt2020: 57.4 kt2021: 57.5 kt2022: 57.6 kt2023: 57.6 kt2024: 57.6 kt

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 57.56 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Americas peaked at 57.56 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.05 kt, in 1990.

Americas ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.5 kt 55.05 kt 56.36 kt 10
2000s 56.78 kt 56.63 kt 56.98 kt 10
2010s 56.91 kt 56.74 kt 57.39 kt 10
2020s 57.52 kt 57.45 kt 57.56 kt 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Canada 27.07 kt compare
  2. 6 Poland 20 kt compare
  3. 7 Germany 19.53 kt compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.74 kt compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare
  7. 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Americas?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Americas was 57.56 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 57.56 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 55.05 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.