What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Italy?

Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Italy was 0.2916 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 Italy?

The highest recorded value was 0.2934 kt in 2002.

What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2916 kt in 2018.

How does Italy rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?

Italy ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.

Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

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

Italy: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.2916 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0.2916 kt

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 33 countries

All-time high

0.2934 kt

in 2002

All-time low

0.2916 kt

in 2018

Years of data

1990–2020

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Italy is 0.2916 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Italy peaked at 0.2934 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2916 kt, in 2018.

That places Italy 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.2921 kt	0.2921 kt	0.2921 kt	10
2000s	0.2928 kt	0.2921 kt	0.2934 kt	10
2010s	0.2922 kt	0.2916 kt	0.2923 kt	10
2020s	0.2916 kt	0.2916 kt	0.2916 kt	1

Countries ranked near Italy

15 Norway 1.3 kt compare
16 Latvia 0.9192 kt compare
17 Estonia 0.4681 kt compare
19 Iceland 0.2797 kt compare
20 Japan 0.2765 kt compare
21 Türkiye 0.2746 kt compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More climate change data for Italy

Share co2 vs population 0.3475 (2100)
Population growth -0.1% (2025)
Population, total 58.92 million (2025)
Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
Urban population 41.05 million (2025)
Urban population 69.7% (2025)
Co2 emissions vs gdp 5.09 (2024)
Cumulative co emissions 26.01 billion (2024)
Co emissions per capita 5.09 (2024)
Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 5.09 (2024)

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Italy?: Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Italy was 0.2916 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 Italy?: The highest recorded value was 0.2934 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2916 kt in 2018.
How does Italy rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?: Italy ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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.