Drained organic soils — Emissions in Latvia

Latvia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 3.69 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.69 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
3.76 kt
in 2012
All-time low
3.04 kt
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Latvia, 1992–2024

012341992200820241992: 3 kt1993: 3 kt1994: 3 kt1995: 3.2 kt1996: 3.2 kt1997: 3.2 kt1998: 3.2 kt1999: 3.3 kt2000: 3.5 kt2001: 3.5 kt2002: 3.5 kt2003: 3.5 kt2004: 3.6 kt2005: 3.6 kt2006: 3.6 kt2007: 3.6 kt2008: 3.7 kt2009: 3.7 kt2010: 3.7 kt2011: 3.7 kt2012: 3.8 kt2013: 3.8 kt2014: 3.7 kt2015: 3.7 kt2016: 3.7 kt2017: 3.7 kt2018: 3.7 kt2019: 3.7 kt2020: 3.7 kt2021: 3.7 kt2022: 3.7 kt2023: 3.7 kt2024: 3.7 kt

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 3.69 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Latvia peaked at 3.76 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.04 kt, in 1994.

That places Latvia 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Latvia, 1992 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1992 3.04 kt
1993 3.04 kt +0.0%
1994 3.04 kt -0.0%
1995 3.15 kt +3.7%
1996 3.16 kt +0.2%
1997 3.19 kt +0.8%
1998 3.22 kt +1.0%
1999 3.33 kt +3.4%
2000 3.49 kt +4.9%
2001 3.52 kt +0.7%
2002 3.52 kt +0.2%
2003 3.54 kt +0.6%
2004 3.59 kt +1.3%
2005 3.6 kt +0.2%
2006 3.62 kt +0.6%
2007 3.64 kt +0.7%
2008 3.68 kt +1.0%
2009 3.69 kt +0.2%
2010 3.72 kt +0.8%
2011 3.75 kt +0.7%
2012 3.76 kt +0.3%
2013 3.76 kt -0.0%
2014 3.72 kt -0.9%
2015 3.72 kt +0.0%
2016 3.68 kt -1.1%
2017 3.68 kt -0.0%
2018 3.68 kt +0.2%
2019 3.68 kt -0.1%
2020 3.69 kt +0.2%
2021 3.69 kt +0.2%
2022 3.69 kt +0.0%
2023 3.69 kt +0.0%
2024 3.69 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.15 kt 3.04 kt 3.33 kt 8
2000s 3.59 kt 3.49 kt 3.69 kt 10
2010s 3.71 kt 3.68 kt 3.76 kt 10
2020s 3.69 kt 3.69 kt 3.69 kt 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 19 Norway 3.85 kt compare
  2. 20 France 3.84 kt compare
  3. 21 Hungary 3.81 kt compare
  4. 23 Estonia 3.69 kt compare
  5. 24 Japan 2.98 kt compare
  6. 25 China 2.77 kt compare
  7. 25 China, mainland 2.77 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Latvia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Latvia was 3.69 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3.76 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.04 kt in 1994.
How does Latvia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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.