Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 2.32 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.32 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.92 kt
in 1990
All-time low
2.32 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2020

01231990200520201990: 2.9 kt1991: 2.9 kt1992: 2.9 kt1993: 2.8 kt1994: 2.8 kt1995: 2.8 kt1996: 2.8 kt1997: 2.7 kt1998: 2.7 kt1999: 2.7 kt2000: 2.7 kt2001: 2.6 kt2002: 2.6 kt2003: 2.6 kt2004: 2.6 kt2005: 2.5 kt2006: 2.5 kt2007: 2.5 kt2008: 2.5 kt2009: 2.5 kt2010: 2.4 kt2011: 2.4 kt2012: 2.4 kt2013: 2.4 kt2014: 2.4 kt2015: 2.4 kt2016: 2.3 kt2017: 2.3 kt2018: 2.3 kt2019: 2.3 kt2020: 2.3 kt

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 2.32 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 2.92 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.32 kt, in 2020.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 2.92 kt
1991 2.89 kt -0.9%
1992 2.86 kt -0.9%
1993 2.84 kt -0.9%
1994 2.81 kt -0.9%
1995 2.78 kt -0.9%
1996 2.76 kt -0.9%
1997 2.73 kt -1.0%
1998 2.7 kt -1.0%
1999 2.68 kt -1.0%
2000 2.65 kt -1.0%
2001 2.63 kt -1.0%
2002 2.6 kt -1.0%
2003 2.58 kt -1.0%
2004 2.55 kt -0.8%
2005 2.53 kt -0.8%
2006 2.51 kt -0.8%
2007 2.49 kt -0.8%
2008 2.47 kt -0.8%
2009 2.45 kt -0.8%
2010 2.43 kt -0.8%
2011 2.41 kt -0.8%
2012 2.39 kt -0.8%
2013 2.38 kt -0.8%
2014 2.36 kt -0.4%
2015 2.35 kt -0.4%
2016 2.34 kt -0.4%
2017 2.34 kt -0.2%
2018 2.33 kt -0.2%
2019 2.33 kt -0.2%
2020 2.32 kt -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.8 kt 2.68 kt 2.92 kt 10
2000s 2.55 kt 2.45 kt 2.65 kt 10
2010s 2.37 kt 2.33 kt 2.43 kt 10
2020s 2.32 kt 2.32 kt 2.32 kt 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.37 kt compare
  2. 8 Finland 5.21 kt compare
  3. 9 Sweden 2.76 kt compare
  4. 11 Ireland 2.29 kt compare
  5. 12 New Zealand 2.24 kt compare
  6. 13 Denmark 2.02 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 2.32 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 2.92 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.32 kt in 2020.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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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
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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.