Drained organic soils — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 29.32 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
29.32 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 31 groups
All-time high
30.59 kt
in 1990
All-time low
29.32 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

01020301990200720241990: 30.6 kt1991: 30.6 kt1992: 30.6 kt1993: 30.6 kt1994: 30.5 kt1995: 30.6 kt1996: 30.5 kt1997: 30.5 kt1998: 30.5 kt1999: 30.4 kt2000: 30.3 kt2001: 30.2 kt2002: 30 kt2003: 29.8 kt2004: 29.7 kt2005: 29.7 kt2006: 29.7 kt2007: 29.7 kt2008: 29.7 kt2009: 29.6 kt2010: 29.7 kt2011: 29.7 kt2012: 29.6 kt2013: 29.6 kt2014: 29.6 kt2015: 29.6 kt2016: 29.5 kt2017: 29.5 kt2018: 29.5 kt2019: 29.4 kt2020: 29.4 kt2021: 29.4 kt2022: 29.3 kt2023: 29.3 kt2024: 29.3 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Western Europe stood at 29.32 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Western Europe peaked at 30.59 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.32 kt, in 2022.

That places Western Europe 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 30.59 kt
1991 30.59 kt +0.0%
1992 30.59 kt +0.0%
1993 30.56 kt -0.1%
1994 30.54 kt -0.1%
1995 30.56 kt +0.1%
1996 30.51 kt -0.1%
1997 30.48 kt -0.1%
1998 30.47 kt -0.0%
1999 30.39 kt -0.3%
2000 30.34 kt -0.2%
2001 30.24 kt -0.3%
2002 30.05 kt -0.6%
2003 29.84 kt -0.7%
2004 29.66 kt -0.6%
2005 29.67 kt +0.0%
2006 29.67 kt -0.0%
2007 29.67 kt +0.0%
2008 29.65 kt -0.0%
2009 29.65 kt -0.0%
2010 29.65 kt +0.0%
2011 29.65 kt +0.0%
2012 29.65 kt -0.0%
2013 29.65 kt -0.0%
2014 29.62 kt -0.1%
2015 29.62 kt -0.0%
2016 29.5 kt -0.4%
2017 29.49 kt -0.0%
2018 29.49 kt +0.0%
2019 29.39 kt -0.3%
2020 29.4 kt +0.0%
2021 29.35 kt -0.2%
2022 29.32 kt -0.1%
2023 29.32 kt +0.0%
2024 29.32 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.53 kt 30.39 kt 30.59 kt 10
2000s 29.84 kt 29.65 kt 30.34 kt 10
2010s 29.57 kt 29.39 kt 29.65 kt 10
2020s 29.34 kt 29.32 kt 29.4 kt 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare
  3. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0734 kt compare
  4. 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare
  5. 12 Ireland 7.53 kt compare
  6. 12 Türkiye 0.0022 kt compare
  7. 13 Sweden 6.95 kt compare
  8. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  9. 14 Lithuania 6.83 kt compare
  10. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.02 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Western Europe?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Western Europe was 29.32 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 30.59 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 29.32 kt in 2022.
How does Western Europe rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Europe 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.