Drained organic soils — Emissions in France
France: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 3.84 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
France recorded 3.84 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in France peaked at 4.05 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.84 kt, in 2022.
France ranks 20th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 kt | 4.02 kt | 4.05 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 kt | 3.87 kt | 4.01 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 kt | 3.85 kt | 3.87 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 kt | 3.84 kt | 3.85 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in France?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in France was 3.84 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 kt in 2022.
- How does France rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- France ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.