Drained organic soils — Emissions in Italy

Italy: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.4814 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.4814 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.4922 kt
in 2003
All-time low
0.4814 kt
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Italy, 1990–2024

00.10.20.30.40.51990200720241990: 0.491 kt1991: 0.491 kt1992: 0.491 kt1993: 0.49 kt1994: 0.49 kt1995: 0.49 kt1996: 0.49 kt1997: 0.49 kt1998: 0.49 kt1999: 0.489 kt2000: 0.489 kt2001: 0.49 kt2002: 0.491 kt2003: 0.492 kt2004: 0.492 kt2005: 0.492 kt2006: 0.491 kt2007: 0.49 kt2008: 0.49 kt2009: 0.49 kt2010: 0.49 kt2011: 0.49 kt2012: 0.49 kt2013: 0.49 kt2014: 0.49 kt2015: 0.49 kt2016: 0.49 kt2017: 0.49 kt2018: 0.49 kt2019: 0.481 kt2020: 0.481 kt2021: 0.481 kt2022: 0.481 kt2023: 0.481 kt2024: 0.481 kt

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.4814 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Italy peaked at 0.4922 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4814 kt, in 2019.

Italy ranks 50th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Italy, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.4911 kt
1991 0.4911 kt +0.0%
1992 0.4911 kt +0.0%
1993 0.49 kt -0.2%
1994 0.49 kt +0.0%
1995 0.49 kt +0.0%
1996 0.49 kt +0.0%
1997 0.49 kt +0.0%
1998 0.49 kt +0.0%
1999 0.4889 kt -0.2%
2000 0.4889 kt +0.0%
2001 0.49 kt +0.2%
2002 0.4911 kt +0.2%
2003 0.4922 kt +0.2%
2004 0.4922 kt +0.0%
2005 0.4922 kt +0.0%
2006 0.4911 kt -0.2%
2007 0.49 kt -0.2%
2008 0.49 kt +0.0%
2009 0.49 kt +0.0%
2010 0.49 kt +0.0%
2011 0.49 kt +0.0%
2012 0.49 kt +0.0%
2013 0.4899 kt -0.0%
2014 0.4899 kt +0.0%
2015 0.4899 kt +0.0%
2016 0.4899 kt +0.0%
2017 0.4899 kt +0.0%
2018 0.4899 kt +0.0%
2019 0.4814 kt -1.7%
2020 0.4814 kt +0.0%
2021 0.4814 kt +0.0%
2022 0.4814 kt +0.0%
2023 0.4814 kt +0.0%
2024 0.4814 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4902 kt 0.4889 kt 0.4911 kt 10
2000s 0.4908 kt 0.4889 kt 0.4922 kt 10
2010s 0.4891 kt 0.4814 kt 0.49 kt 10
2020s 0.4814 kt 0.4814 kt 0.4814 kt 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 47 Guyana 0.5373 kt compare
  2. 48 Iceland 0.525 kt compare
  3. 49 Congo 0.4853 kt compare
  4. 51 Romania 0.3668 kt compare
  5. 52 Rwanda 0.348 kt compare
  6. 53 Spain 0.2739 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Italy?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Italy was 0.4814 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.4922 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4814 kt in 2019.
How does Italy rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Italy ranks 50th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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.