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

Latvia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.9192 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9192 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.49 kt
in 1992
All-time low
0.9089 kt
in 2016
Years of data
29
1992–2020

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

00.511.51992200620201992: 1.5 kt1993: 1.5 kt1994: 1.4 kt1995: 1.4 kt1996: 1.4 kt1997: 1.4 kt1998: 1.4 kt1999: 1.3 kt2000: 1.3 kt2001: 1.3 kt2002: 1.2 kt2003: 1.2 kt2004: 1.1 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 1.1 kt2007: 1 kt2008: 0.983 kt2009: 0.973 kt2010: 0.962 kt2011: 0.952 kt2012: 0.942 kt2013: 0.931 kt2014: 0.924 kt2015: 0.916 kt2016: 0.909 kt2017: 0.912 kt2018: 0.915 kt2019: 0.917 kt2020: 0.919 kt

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 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Denmark 2.02 kt compare
  2. 14 Lithuania 1.66 kt compare
  3. 15 Norway 1.3 kt compare
  4. 17 Estonia 0.4681 kt compare
  5. 18 Italy 0.2916 kt compare
  6. 19 Iceland 0.2797 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 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 33 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

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.