Drained organic soils — Emissions in Oceania

Oceania: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 6.61 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.61 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
6.79 kt
in 2002
All-time low
5.87 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Oceania, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 5.9 kt1991: 5.9 kt1992: 5.9 kt1993: 5.9 kt1994: 5.9 kt1995: 6.2 kt1996: 6.2 kt1997: 6.3 kt1998: 6.3 kt1999: 6.5 kt2000: 6.7 kt2001: 6.8 kt2002: 6.8 kt2003: 6.8 kt2004: 6.8 kt2005: 6.7 kt2006: 6.7 kt2007: 6.7 kt2008: 6.6 kt2009: 6.5 kt2010: 6.5 kt2011: 6.5 kt2012: 6.5 kt2013: 6.5 kt2014: 6.5 kt2015: 6.5 kt2016: 6.5 kt2017: 6.5 kt2018: 6.5 kt2019: 6.5 kt2020: 6.6 kt2021: 6.6 kt2022: 6.6 kt2023: 6.6 kt2024: 6.6 kt

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

Analysis

Oceania recorded 6.61 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania peaked at 6.79 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.87 kt, in 1994.

Oceania ranks 20th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.1 kt 5.87 kt 6.54 kt 10
2000s 6.7 kt 6.54 kt 6.79 kt 10
2010s 6.5 kt 6.47 kt 6.53 kt 10
2020s 6.6 kt 6.56 kt 6.61 kt 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 17 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3.93 kt compare
  2. 18 Papua New Guinea 3.9 kt compare
  3. 19 Norway 3.85 kt compare
  4. 20 France 3.84 kt compare
  5. 21 Hungary 3.81 kt compare
  6. 22 Latvia 3.69 kt compare
  7. 23 Estonia 3.69 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Oceania was 6.61 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 6.79 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 5.87 kt in 1994.
How does Oceania rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Oceania ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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.