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

Belarus: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 12.62 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
12.62 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
14.58 kt
in 1992
All-time low
12.62 kt
in 2019
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Belarus, 1992–2020

0510151992200620201992: 14.6 kt1993: 14.5 kt1994: 14.4 kt1995: 14.4 kt1996: 14.3 kt1997: 14.2 kt1998: 14.1 kt1999: 14.1 kt2000: 14 kt2001: 13.9 kt2002: 13.9 kt2003: 13.8 kt2004: 13.7 kt2005: 13.6 kt2006: 13.6 kt2007: 13.5 kt2008: 13.4 kt2009: 13.3 kt2010: 13.3 kt2011: 13.2 kt2012: 13.1 kt2013: 13.1 kt2014: 13 kt2015: 12.9 kt2016: 12.8 kt2017: 12.8 kt2018: 12.7 kt2019: 12.6 kt2020: 12.6 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belarus stood at 12.62 kt. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belarus peaked at 14.58 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.62 kt, in 2019.

Belarus ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.33 kt 14.07 kt 14.58 kt 8
2000s 13.67 kt 13.35 kt 14 kt 10
2010s 12.95 kt 12.62 kt 13.27 kt 10
2020s 12.62 kt 12.62 kt 12.62 kt 1

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Russian Federation 53.83 kt compare
  2. 3 Germany 12.43 kt compare
  3. 4 Poland 11.58 kt compare
  4. 5 Colombia 6.68 kt compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belarus?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belarus was 12.62 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 Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 14.58 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 12.62 kt in 2019.
How does Belarus rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Belarus ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus 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

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.