Drained organic soils — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 22.13 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
22.13 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
22.13 kt
in 2022
All-time low
21.76 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2024

051015201990200720241990: 21.8 kt1991: 21.8 kt1992: 21.8 kt1993: 21.8 kt1994: 21.8 kt1995: 21.9 kt1996: 21.9 kt1997: 21.9 kt1998: 21.9 kt1999: 22 kt2000: 22 kt2001: 22.1 kt2002: 22.1 kt2003: 22.1 kt2004: 22.1 kt2005: 22.1 kt2006: 22.1 kt2007: 22.1 kt2008: 22.1 kt2009: 22.1 kt2010: 22.1 kt2011: 22.1 kt2012: 22.1 kt2013: 22 kt2014: 22 kt2015: 22 kt2016: 22 kt2017: 22 kt2018: 22.1 kt2019: 22.1 kt2020: 22.1 kt2021: 22.1 kt2022: 22.1 kt2023: 22.1 kt2024: 22.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in United States of America is 22.13 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in United States of America peaked at 22.13 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.76 kt, in 1994.

United States of America ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in United States of America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 21.81 kt
1991 21.81 kt +0.0%
1992 21.81 kt +0.0%
1993 21.79 kt -0.1%
1994 21.76 kt -0.1%
1995 21.91 kt +0.7%
1996 21.9 kt -0.0%
1997 21.91 kt +0.0%
1998 21.94 kt +0.1%
1999 21.97 kt +0.2%
2000 22.04 kt +0.3%
2001 22.06 kt +0.1%
2002 22.07 kt +0.1%
2003 22.07 kt +0.0%
2004 22.07 kt -0.0%
2005 22.06 kt -0.0%
2006 22.05 kt -0.0%
2007 22.05 kt -0.0%
2008 22.05 kt -0.0%
2009 22.06 kt +0.0%
2010 22.07 kt +0.1%
2011 22.08 kt +0.0%
2012 22.07 kt -0.0%
2013 22.05 kt -0.1%
2014 22.03 kt -0.1%
2015 22.02 kt -0.0%
2016 21.99 kt -0.1%
2017 22 kt +0.0%
2018 22.08 kt +0.4%
2019 22.11 kt +0.1%
2020 22.11 kt +0.0%
2021 22.12 kt +0.1%
2022 22.13 kt +0.0%
2023 22.13 kt +0.0%
2024 22.13 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.86 kt 21.76 kt 21.97 kt 10
2000s 22.06 kt 22.04 kt 22.07 kt 10
2010s 22.05 kt 21.99 kt 22.11 kt 10
2020s 22.12 kt 22.11 kt 22.13 kt 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0734 kt compare
  2. 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare
  3. 12 Ireland 7.53 kt compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 0.0022 kt compare
  5. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kt
  6. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
  7. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kt
  8. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  9. 13 Sweden 6.95 kt compare
  10. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
  11. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  12. 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  13. 13 Micronesia 0 kt
  14. 13 Polynesia 0 kt
  15. 14 Lithuania 6.83 kt compare
  16. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.02 kt compare
  17. 16 Malaysia 4.94 kt compare
  18. 17 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3.93 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in United States of America?
Drained organic soils — emissions in United States of America was 22.13 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 22.13 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 21.76 kt in 1994.
How does United States of America rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
United States of America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of 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.