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

Finland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 5.21 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5.21 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
5.21 kt
in 2020
All-time low
4.23 kt
in 1994
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

02461990200520201990: 4.4 kt1991: 4.3 kt1992: 4.3 kt1993: 4.3 kt1994: 4.2 kt1995: 4.2 kt1996: 4.3 kt1997: 4.3 kt1998: 4.3 kt1999: 4.3 kt2000: 4.4 kt2001: 4.4 kt2002: 4.5 kt2003: 4.6 kt2004: 4.7 kt2005: 4.7 kt2006: 4.9 kt2007: 4.9 kt2008: 4.9 kt2009: 4.9 kt2010: 4.9 kt2011: 4.9 kt2012: 4.9 kt2013: 5 kt2014: 5 kt2015: 5.1 kt2016: 5.1 kt2017: 5.1 kt2018: 5.1 kt2019: 5.2 kt2020: 5.2 kt

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 5.21 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Finland peaked at 5.21 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.23 kt, in 1994.

That places Finland 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.3 kt 4.23 kt 4.42 kt 10
2000s 4.67 kt 4.36 kt 4.93 kt 10
2010s 5.02 kt 4.85 kt 5.15 kt 10
2020s 5.21 kt 5.21 kt 5.21 kt 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 5 Colombia 6.68 kt compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 5.93 kt compare
  3. 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.37 kt compare
  4. 9 Sweden 2.76 kt compare
  5. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.32 kt compare
  6. 11 Ireland 2.29 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 Finland?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Finland was 5.21 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 5.21 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.23 kt in 1994.
How does Finland rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Finland ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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.