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

Lithuania: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 1.66 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.66 kt
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.78 kt
in 1993
All-time low
1.48 kt
in 2005
Years of data
29
1992–2020

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

00.511.521992200620201992: 1.8 kt1993: 1.8 kt1994: 1.8 kt1995: 1.8 kt1996: 1.7 kt1997: 1.7 kt1998: 1.7 kt1999: 1.7 kt2000: 1.6 kt2001: 1.6 kt2002: 1.5 kt2003: 1.5 kt2004: 1.5 kt2005: 1.5 kt2006: 1.5 kt2007: 1.5 kt2008: 1.6 kt2009: 1.6 kt2010: 1.6 kt2011: 1.6 kt2012: 1.6 kt2013: 1.6 kt2014: 1.6 kt2015: 1.6 kt2016: 1.6 kt2017: 1.6 kt2018: 1.6 kt2019: 1.6 kt2020: 1.7 kt

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 1.66 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Lithuania peaked at 1.78 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.48 kt, in 2005.

Lithuania ranks 14th 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 1.74 kt 1.66 kt 1.78 kt 8
2000s 1.55 kt 1.48 kt 1.62 kt 10
2010s 1.59 kt 1.57 kt 1.64 kt 10
2020s 1.66 kt 1.66 kt 1.66 kt 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 11 Ireland 2.29 kt compare
  2. 12 New Zealand 2.24 kt compare
  3. 13 Denmark 2.02 kt compare
  4. 15 Norway 1.3 kt compare
  5. 16 Latvia 0.9192 kt compare
  6. 17 Estonia 0.4681 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 Lithuania?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Lithuania was 1.66 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 kt in 1993.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.48 kt in 2005.
How does Lithuania rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Lithuania ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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.