Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Americas
Americas: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 57.56 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2024
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.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.05 kt | — |
| 1991 | 55.05 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 55.05 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.14 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.11 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 55.66 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 55.74 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 55.82 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.04 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 56.36 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 56.63 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.72 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.79 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 56.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.98 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 56.9 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 56.82 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.73 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.7 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.7 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.74 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.78 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 56.79 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.79 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.8 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.85 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.92 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.25 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 57.39 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.45 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.48 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.56 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.56 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 5 Canada 27.07 kt compare
- 6 Poland 20 kt compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0.8326 kt compare
- 7 Germany 19.53 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 0.5866 kt compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.74 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2595 kt compare
- 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1361 kt compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1043 kt compare
- 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0734 kt compare
- 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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.