Drained organic soils — Emissions in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0098 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0098 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0214 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.0092 kt
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024

00.0050.010.0150.021990200720241990: 0.021 kt1991: 0.021 kt1992: 0.021 kt1993: 0.021 kt1994: 0.02 kt1995: 0.017 kt1996: 0.015 kt1997: 0.015 kt1998: 0.014 kt1999: 0.014 kt2000: 0.014 kt2001: 0.013 kt2002: 0.013 kt2003: 0.011 kt2004: 0.011 kt2005: 0.011 kt2006: 0.01 kt2007: 0.01 kt2008: 0.01 kt2009: 0.01 kt2010: 0.009 kt2011: 0.009 kt2012: 0.009 kt2013: 0.009 kt2014: 0.01 kt2015: 0.01 kt2016: 0.01 kt2017: 0.01 kt2018: 0.01 kt2019: 0.009 kt2020: 0.01 kt2021: 0.01 kt2022: 0.01 kt2023: 0.01 kt2024: 0.01 kt

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Puerto Rico, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 88 Ecuador 0.0128 kt compare
  2. 89 Fiji 0.0127 kt compare
  3. 90 Ghana 0.0123 kt compare
  4. 92 Central African Republic 0.009 kt compare
  5. 93 French Guiana 0.0073 kt compare
  6. 94 Croatia 0.0066 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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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.