Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 49.2 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
49.2 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
49.2 kt
in 2022
All-time low
47.27 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2024

010203040501990200720241990: 47.3 kt1991: 47.3 kt1992: 47.3 kt1993: 47.3 kt1994: 47.3 kt1995: 47.7 kt1996: 47.8 kt1997: 47.9 kt1998: 48.1 kt1999: 48.3 kt2000: 48.6 kt2001: 48.7 kt2002: 48.7 kt2003: 48.8 kt2004: 48.8 kt2005: 48.7 kt2006: 48.6 kt2007: 48.6 kt2008: 48.5 kt2009: 48.5 kt2010: 48.6 kt2011: 48.6 kt2012: 48.6 kt2013: 48.6 kt2014: 48.6 kt2015: 48.6 kt2016: 48.6 kt2017: 48.7 kt2018: 48.9 kt2019: 49.1 kt2020: 49.1 kt2021: 49.1 kt2022: 49.2 kt2023: 49.2 kt2024: 49.2 kt

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 49.2 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America peaked at 49.2 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.27 kt, in 1994.

Northern America ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 47.33 kt
1991 47.33 kt +0.0%
1992 47.33 kt +0.0%
1993 47.3 kt -0.1%
1994 47.27 kt -0.1%
1995 47.75 kt +1.0%
1996 47.79 kt +0.1%
1997 47.85 kt +0.1%
1998 48.06 kt +0.4%
1999 48.32 kt +0.5%
2000 48.58 kt +0.5%
2001 48.67 kt +0.2%
2002 48.73 kt +0.1%
2003 48.75 kt +0.0%
2004 48.79 kt +0.1%
2005 48.72 kt -0.1%
2006 48.65 kt -0.2%
2007 48.56 kt -0.2%
2008 48.52 kt -0.1%
2009 48.52 kt +0.0%
2010 48.55 kt +0.1%
2011 48.59 kt +0.1%
2012 48.61 kt +0.0%
2013 48.6 kt -0.0%
2014 48.59 kt -0.0%
2015 48.59 kt +0.0%
2016 48.61 kt +0.0%
2017 48.66 kt +0.1%
2018 48.95 kt +0.6%
2019 49.06 kt +0.2%
2020 49.12 kt +0.1%
2021 49.14 kt +0.0%
2022 49.2 kt +0.1%
2023 49.2 kt +0.0%
2024 49.2 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.63 kt 47.27 kt 48.32 kt 10
2000s 48.65 kt 48.52 kt 48.79 kt 10
2010s 48.68 kt 48.55 kt 49.06 kt 10
2020s 49.17 kt 49.12 kt 49.2 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Poland 20 kt compare
  2. 7 Germany 19.53 kt compare
  3. 7 Viet Nam 0.5866 kt compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.74 kt compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare
  7. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0734 kt compare
  8. 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare
  9. 12 Ireland 7.53 kt compare
  10. 12 Türkiye 0.0022 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Northern America was 49.2 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 49.2 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 47.27 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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
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.