Drained organic soils — Emissions in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0098 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 0.0098 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0214 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 kt, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 91st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0214 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0204 kt | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0171 kt | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0153 kt | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 kt | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 kt | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0135 kt | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 kt | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 kt | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 kt | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 kt | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 kt | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 kt | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 kt | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 kt | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 kt | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 kt | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 kt | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 kt | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 kt | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 kt | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0098 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0181 kt | 0.0143 kt | 0.0214 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 kt | 0.0098 kt | 0.0143 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 kt | 0.0092 kt | 0.0096 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 kt | 0.0098 kt | 0.0099 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Puerto Rico?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Puerto Rico was 0.0098 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0214 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 kt in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 91st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.