Drained organic soils — Emissions in World
World: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 348.87 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in World, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 OECD 167.36 kt compare
- 2 Indonesia 38.14 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 37.52 kt compare
- 4 Belarus, Republic of 29.79 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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.