Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Canada
Canada: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 27.07 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Canada is 27.07 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Canada peaked at 27.07 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.51 kt, in 1994.
Canada ranks 5th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.51 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.51 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.51 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.51 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.84 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 25.88 kt | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.94 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.12 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 26.35 kt | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.54 kt | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 26.61 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.66 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.68 kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 26.72 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.66 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 26.59 kt | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.5 kt | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.46 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.46 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.49 kt | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26.52 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.54 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.55 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.57 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.62 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.66 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.86 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.96 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.01 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.02 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.07 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.07 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.07 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 27.07 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082 kt, 3301.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.77 kt | 25.51 kt | 26.35 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.59 kt | 26.46 kt | 26.72 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.63 kt | 26.49 kt | 26.96 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.05 kt | 27.01 kt | 27.07 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Indonesia 38.14 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 37.52 kt compare
- 4 Belarus 29.79 kt compare
- 4 Melanesia 3.91 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
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Canada?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Canada was 27.07 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27.07 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.51 kt in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.