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 33 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.

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

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

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 33 countries

All-time high

0.4831 kt

in 2001

All-time low

0.4681 kt

in 2020

Years of data

1992–2020

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

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 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

14 Lithuania 1.66 kt compare
15 Norway 1.3 kt compare
16 Latvia 0.9192 kt compare
18 Italy 0.2916 kt compare
19 Iceland 0.2797 kt compare
20 Japan 0.2765 kt compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More climate change data for Estonia

Share co2 vs population 0.0081 (2100)
Population growth -0.4% (2025)
Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
Urban population 966,383 (2025)
Urban population 70.7% (2025)
Co2 emissions vs gdp 6.11 (2024)
Cumulative co emissions 1.67 billion (2024)
Co emissions per capita 6.11 (2024)
Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 6.11 (2024)

All data for Estonia →

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 33 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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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.