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

Belgium: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.0317 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.0317 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 32 countries
All-time high
0.0317 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.0317 kt
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Belgium, 2000–2020

00.010.020.032000201020202000: 0.032 kt2001: 0.032 kt2002: 0.032 kt2003: 0.032 kt2004: 0.032 kt2005: 0.032 kt2006: 0.032 kt2007: 0.032 kt2008: 0.032 kt2009: 0.032 kt2010: 0.032 kt2011: 0.032 kt2012: 0.032 kt2013: 0.032 kt2014: 0.032 kt2015: 0.032 kt2016: 0.032 kt2017: 0.032 kt2018: 0.032 kt2019: 0.032 kt2020: 0.032 kt

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.0317 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belgium peaked at 0.0317 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0317 kt, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 30th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Belgium, 2000 to 2020.
Year kt Change
2000 0.0317 kt —
2001 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2002 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2003 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2004 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2006 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2007 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2008 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2010 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2011 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2012 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2013 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2015 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0317 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0317 kt +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.0317 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3799 kt, 8% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.0317 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2781 kt, 11% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0317 kt 0.0317 kt 0.0317 kt 10
2010s 0.0317 kt 0.0317 kt 0.0317 kt 10
2020s 0.0317 kt 0.0317 kt 0.0317 kt 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 27 France 0.0692 kt compare
  2. 28 Bulgaria 0.0402 kt compare
  3. 29 Croatia 0.0338 kt compare
  4. 31 Slovenia 0.0296 kt compare
  5. 32 Liechtenstein 0.0023 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 Belgium?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Belgium was 0.0317 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0317 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0317 kt in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Belgium ranks 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium 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.