Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC by country
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.
What the numbers show
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 53.83 kt in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0023 kt in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4681 kt, and the mean is 3.99 kt.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,405.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 7.4%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 10.0%).
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 53.83 kt | 2020 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 2 | Belarus | 12.62 kt | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 12.43 kt | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 11.58 kt | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 6.68 kt | 2014 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5.93 kt | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.37 kt | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 5.21 kt | 2020 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 2.76 kt | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.32 kt | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 2.29 kt | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 12 | New Zealand | 2.24 kt | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 2.02 kt | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 1.66 kt | 2020 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 15 | Norway | 1.3 kt | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 0.9192 kt | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 17 | Estonia | 0.4681 kt | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Italy | 0.2916 kt | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 0.2797 kt | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 0.2765 kt | 2020 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 21 | Türkiye | 0.2746 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | 0.2169 kt | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Canada | 0.2031 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 0.1669 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Australia | 0.088 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 0.0838 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Romania | 0.0803 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | France | 0.0692 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.0402 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 0.0338 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.0317 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.0296 kt | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 0.0023 kt | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 19.76 kt
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.