What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.088 kt in 1990.

What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.088 kt in 1990.

How does Australia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?

Australia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.

Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia

Name: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Australia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.088 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0.088 kt

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

25th

of 33 countries

All-time high

0.088 kt

in 1990

All-time low

0.088 kt

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia is 0.088 kt, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 0.088 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.088 kt, in 1990.

Australia ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	10
2000s	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	10
2010s	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	10
2020s	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	0.088 kt	1

Countries ranked near Australia

22 Switzerland 0.2169 kt compare
23 Canada 0.2031 kt compare
24 Austria 0.1669 kt compare
26 Greece 0.0838 kt compare
27 Romania 0.0803 kt compare
28 France 0.0692 kt compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More climate change data for Australia

Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
Population growth 1.5% (2025)
Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
Urban population 87.7% (2025)
Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia?: Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia was 0.088 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.088 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.088 kt in 1990.
How does Australia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?: Australia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 34 places, 1,021 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.