Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Sweden
Sweden: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 2.76 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 2.76 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Sweden peaked at 3.17 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.76 kt, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 kt | 3.07 kt | 3.17 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 kt | 2.94 kt | 3.06 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 kt | 2.77 kt | 2.93 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 kt | 2.76 kt | 2.76 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Ukraine 5.93 kt compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.37 kt compare
- 8 Finland 5.21 kt compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.32 kt compare
- 11 Ireland 2.29 kt compare
- 12 New Zealand 2.24 kt compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Share co2 vs population 0.1117 (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 9.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.59 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 5.13 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.59 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Sweden?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Sweden was 2.76 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 kt in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.