Drained organic soils — Emissions in Belgium

Belgium: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.1378 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.1378 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.1444 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.1357 kt
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Belgium, 2000–2024

00.050.10.152000201220242000: 0.144 kt2001: 0.143 kt2002: 0.14 kt2003: 0.138 kt2004: 0.137 kt2005: 0.137 kt2006: 0.137 kt2007: 0.137 kt2008: 0.137 kt2009: 0.137 kt2010: 0.137 kt2011: 0.137 kt2012: 0.137 kt2013: 0.137 kt2014: 0.137 kt2015: 0.137 kt2016: 0.137 kt2017: 0.136 kt2018: 0.136 kt2019: 0.139 kt2020: 0.139 kt2021: 0.138 kt2022: 0.138 kt2023: 0.138 kt2024: 0.138 kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.1378 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Belgium peaked at 0.1444 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1357 kt, in 2018.

That places Belgium 63rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Belgium, 2000 to 2024.
Year kt Change
2000 0.1444 kt
2001 0.1432 kt -0.8%
2002 0.1402 kt -2.1%
2003 0.1382 kt -1.4%
2004 0.1366 kt -1.2%
2005 0.1367 kt +0.1%
2006 0.137 kt +0.2%
2007 0.1374 kt +0.3%
2008 0.1366 kt -0.6%
2009 0.1367 kt +0.1%
2010 0.137 kt +0.2%
2011 0.1372 kt +0.1%
2012 0.1372 kt +0.0%
2013 0.1372 kt +0.0%
2014 0.1372 kt +0.0%
2015 0.1372 kt +0.0%
2016 0.1366 kt -0.4%
2017 0.1361 kt -0.4%
2018 0.1357 kt -0.3%
2019 0.1385 kt +2.1%
2020 0.1385 kt +0.0%
2021 0.1383 kt -0.1%
2022 0.1378 kt -0.4%
2023 0.1378 kt +0.0%
2024 0.1378 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1387 kt 0.1366 kt 0.1444 kt 10
2010s 0.137 kt 0.1357 kt 0.1385 kt 10
2020s 0.138 kt 0.1378 kt 0.1385 kt 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 60 Faroe Islands 0.1687 kt compare
  2. 61 Portugal 0.1554 kt compare
  3. 62 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.1471 kt
  4. 64 Malawi 0.1299 kt compare
  5. 65 Colombia 0.1271 kt compare
  6. 66 Guinea 0.1179 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Belgium?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Belgium was 0.1378 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.1444 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1357 kt in 2018.
How does Belgium rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Belgium ranks 63rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium 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.