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

Estonia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.4681 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.4681 kt
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 32 countries
All-time high
0.4831 kt
in 2001
All-time low
0.4681 kt
in 2020
Years of data
29
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.481 kt1993: 0.479 kt1994: 0.478 kt1995: 0.478 kt1996: 0.479 kt1997: 0.48 kt1998: 0.481 kt1999: 0.483 kt2000: 0.483 kt2001: 0.483 kt2002: 0.482 kt2003: 0.48 kt2004: 0.478 kt2005: 0.476 kt2006: 0.474 kt2007: 0.471 kt2008: 0.47 kt2009: 0.47 kt2010: 0.471 kt2011: 0.473 kt2012: 0.475 kt2013: 0.475 kt2014: 0.473 kt2015: 0.472 kt2016: 0.47 kt2017: 0.469 kt2018: 0.468 kt2019: 0.468 kt2020: 0.468 kt

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.4681 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Estonia peaked at 0.4831 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4681 kt, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 17th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Estonia, 1992 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1992 0.481 kt —
1993 0.4794 kt -0.3%
1994 0.4784 kt -0.2%
1995 0.4783 kt -0.0%
1996 0.4793 kt +0.2%
1997 0.4798 kt +0.1%
1998 0.4813 kt +0.3%
1999 0.4829 kt +0.3%
2000 0.483 kt +0.0%
2001 0.4831 kt +0.0%
2002 0.4821 kt -0.2%
2003 0.4802 kt -0.4%
2004 0.4777 kt -0.5%
2005 0.4763 kt -0.3%
2006 0.4736 kt -0.6%
2007 0.4714 kt -0.5%
2008 0.4699 kt -0.3%
2009 0.4705 kt +0.1%
2010 0.471 kt +0.1%
2011 0.4728 kt +0.4%
2012 0.4749 kt +0.4%
2013 0.4753 kt +0.1%
2014 0.4731 kt -0.5%
2015 0.4716 kt -0.3%
2016 0.4703 kt -0.3%
2017 0.4688 kt -0.3%
2018 0.4683 kt -0.1%
2019 0.4683 kt +0.0%
2020 0.4681 kt -0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.4681 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3799 kt, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.4681 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2781 kt, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.48 kt 0.4783 kt 0.4829 kt 8
2000s 0.4768 kt 0.4699 kt 0.4831 kt 10
2010s 0.4714 kt 0.4683 kt 0.4753 kt 10
2020s 0.4681 kt 0.4681 kt 0.4681 kt 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 14 Lithuania 1.66 kt compare
  2. 15 Norway 1.3 kt compare
  3. 16 Latvia 0.9192 kt compare
  4. 18 Italy 0.2916 kt compare
  5. 19 Iceland 0.2797 kt compare
  6. 20 Japan 0.2765 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 Estonia?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Estonia was 0.4681 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4831 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4681 kt in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Estonia ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia 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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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.