Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Latvia
Latvia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.9192 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.9192 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Latvia peaked at 1.49 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9089 kt, in 2016.
Latvia ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.49 kt | — |
| 1993 | 1.47 kt | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.45 kt | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.43 kt | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4 kt | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.38 kt | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.35 kt | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.33 kt | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.26 kt | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.22 kt | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.18 kt | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 kt | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1 kt | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kt | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kt | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9834 kt | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9727 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9621 kt | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9517 kt | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9415 kt | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9315 kt | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9239 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9164 kt | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9089 kt | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9119 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9148 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.917 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9192 kt | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.9192 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3799 kt, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.9192 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2781 kt, 3.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 kt | 1.33 kt | 1.49 kt | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.12 kt | 0.9727 kt | 1.31 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.928 kt | 0.9089 kt | 0.9621 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9192 kt | 0.9192 kt | 0.9192 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 43.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Latvia?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Latvia was 0.9192 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 kt in 1992.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9089 kt in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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
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.