Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 63.56 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe is 63.56 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 63.6 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.71 kt, in 1990.
Northern Europe ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.71 kt | — |
| 1991 | 45.71 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.66 kt | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 58.66 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 58.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.82 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58.74 kt | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 58.53 kt | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.75 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.37 kt | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 60 kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 60.11 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 60.21 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 60.31 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60.66 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 60.87 kt | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 60.97 kt | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.1 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 61.25 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.43 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 61.79 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.13 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.24 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 62.28 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.27 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.29 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.34 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.52 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.19 kt | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 63.48 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.6 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.58 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.56 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.16 kt | 45.71 kt | 59.37 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 kt | 60 kt | 61.43 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.45 kt | 61.79 kt | 63.48 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.57 kt | 63.56 kt | 63.6 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Northern Europe was 63.56 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.71 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern Europe rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Northern Europe ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.