Drained organic soils — Emissions in Malaysia

Malaysia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 4.94 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.94 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 221 countries
All-time high
5.01 kt
in 2021
All-time low
3.13 kt
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Malaysia, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 3.3 kt1991: 3.3 kt1992: 3.3 kt1993: 3.3 kt1994: 3.3 kt1995: 3.2 kt1996: 3.1 kt1997: 3.1 kt1998: 3.2 kt1999: 3.2 kt2000: 3.3 kt2001: 3.4 kt2002: 3.4 kt2003: 3.5 kt2004: 3.5 kt2005: 3.6 kt2006: 3.8 kt2007: 3.9 kt2008: 4.2 kt2009: 4.4 kt2010: 4.5 kt2011: 4.6 kt2012: 4.7 kt2013: 4.7 kt2014: 4.8 kt2015: 4.8 kt2016: 4.9 kt2017: 4.9 kt2018: 4.9 kt2019: 5 kt2020: 5 kt2021: 5 kt2022: 4.9 kt2023: 4.9 kt2024: 4.9 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Malaysia is 4.94 kt, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Malaysia peaked at 5.01 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.13 kt, in 1996.

Malaysia ranks 16th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.22 kt 3.13 kt 3.27 kt 10
2000s 3.71 kt 3.3 kt 4.4 kt 10
2010s 4.78 kt 4.54 kt 4.97 kt 10
2020s 4.97 kt 4.94 kt 5.01 kt 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 13 Sweden 6.95 kt compare
  2. 14 Lithuania 6.83 kt compare
  3. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.02 kt compare
  4. 17 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3.93 kt compare
  5. 18 Papua New Guinea 3.9 kt compare
  6. 19 Norway 3.85 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Malaysia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Malaysia was 4.94 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 5.01 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.13 kt in 1996.
How does Malaysia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Malaysia ranks 16th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.