Drained organic soils — Emissions in World

World: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 348.87 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
348.87 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 12 groups
All-time high
348.87 kt
in 2022
All-time low
332.37 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in World, 1990–2024

01002003001990200720241990: 332.5 kt1991: 332.5 kt1992: 332.5 kt1993: 332.5 kt1994: 332.4 kt1995: 334.1 kt1996: 333.7 kt1997: 333.9 kt1998: 334.9 kt1999: 336.9 kt2000: 338.1 kt2001: 338.1 kt2002: 338.2 kt2003: 338.2 kt2004: 338.6 kt2005: 339.3 kt2006: 340 kt2007: 340.8 kt2008: 341.2 kt2009: 341.6 kt2010: 342.8 kt2011: 344 kt2012: 344.9 kt2013: 345 kt2014: 345.4 kt2015: 345.4 kt2016: 345.6 kt2017: 345.8 kt2018: 347.4 kt2019: 348.1 kt2020: 348.7 kt2021: 348.8 kt2022: 348.9 kt2023: 348.9 kt2024: 348.9 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in World stood at 348.87 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in World peaked at 348.87 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 332.37 kt, in 1994.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 333.59 kt 332.37 kt 336.88 kt 10
2000s 339.42 kt 338.14 kt 341.55 kt 10
2010s 345.43 kt 342.78 kt 348.06 kt 10
2020s 348.82 kt 348.75 kt 348.87 kt 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 167.36 kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 38.14 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 37.52 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus, Republic of 29.79 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in World?
Drained organic soils — emissions in World was 348.87 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 348.87 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 332.37 kt in 1994.
How does World rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.