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Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Asia

Western Asia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0022 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.0022 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
29th
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.0022 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.0022 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Asia, 1990–2024

00.0010.0010.0020.0021990200720241990: 0.002 kt1991: 0.002 kt1992: 0.002 kt1993: 0.002 kt1994: 0.002 kt1995: 0.002 kt1996: 0.002 kt1997: 0.002 kt1998: 0.002 kt1999: 0.002 kt2000: 0.002 kt2001: 0.002 kt2002: 0.002 kt2003: 0.002 kt2004: 0.002 kt2005: 0.002 kt2006: 0.002 kt2007: 0.002 kt2008: 0.002 kt2009: 0.002 kt2010: 0.002 kt2011: 0.002 kt2012: 0.002 kt2013: 0.002 kt2014: 0.002 kt2015: 0.002 kt2016: 0.002 kt2017: 0.002 kt2018: 0.002 kt2019: 0.002 kt2020: 0.002 kt2021: 0.002 kt2022: 0.002 kt2023: 0.002 kt2024: 0.002 kt

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 0.0022 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Western Asia peaked at 0.0022 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 kt, in 1990.

Western Asia ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Asia, year by year

Year kt Change
1990 0.0022 kt —
1991 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1997 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1998 0.0022 kt +0.0%
1999 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2004 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2021 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0022 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 10
2000s 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 10
2010s 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 10
2020s 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 0.0022 kt 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 27 Zambia 2.77 kt compare
  2. 28 Bangladesh 2.73 kt compare
  3. 29 Australia and New Zealand 2.7 kt compare
  4. 30 Myanmar 2.24 kt compare
  5. 31 Argentina 2.21 kt compare
  6. 32 Sudan (former) 2.05 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Western Asia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Western Asia was 0.0022 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0022 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 kt in 1990.
How does Western Asia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Western Asia ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Asia 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.