Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo

Congo: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.4853 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4853 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
0.4853 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.3858 kt
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2024

00.10.20.30.40.51990200720241990: 0.424 kt1991: 0.424 kt1992: 0.424 kt1993: 0.424 kt1994: 0.424 kt1995: 0.422 kt1996: 0.417 kt1997: 0.414 kt1998: 0.416 kt1999: 0.421 kt2000: 0.408 kt2001: 0.389 kt2002: 0.39 kt2003: 0.386 kt2004: 0.386 kt2005: 0.389 kt2006: 0.392 kt2007: 0.389 kt2008: 0.396 kt2009: 0.396 kt2010: 0.399 kt2011: 0.412 kt2012: 0.443 kt2013: 0.449 kt2014: 0.458 kt2015: 0.458 kt2016: 0.463 kt2017: 0.466 kt2018: 0.471 kt2019: 0.475 kt2020: 0.469 kt2021: 0.48 kt2022: 0.485 kt2023: 0.485 kt2024: 0.485 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo is 0.4853 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 0.4853 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3858 kt, in 2004.

Congo ranks 52nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4207 kt 0.4139 kt 0.4236 kt 10
2000s 0.392 kt 0.3858 kt 0.4081 kt 10
2010s 0.4492 kt 0.3987 kt 0.4751 kt 10
2020s 0.4811 kt 0.4694 kt 0.4853 kt 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 49 Switzerland 0.5656 kt compare
  2. 50 Guyana 0.5373 kt compare
  3. 51 Iceland 0.525 kt compare
  4. 53 Italy 0.4814 kt compare
  5. 54 Romania 0.3668 kt compare
  6. 55 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3607 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Congo was 0.4853 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.4853 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3858 kt in 2004.
How does Congo rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
Congo ranks 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
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
Last refreshed

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.