Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada

Canada: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,175 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,175 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 221 countries
All-time high
7,175 kt
in 2022
All-time low
6,760 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 6.8k kt1991: 6.8k kt1992: 6.8k kt1993: 6.8k kt1994: 6.8k kt1995: 6.8k kt1996: 6.9k kt1997: 6.9k kt1998: 6.9k kt1999: 7.0k kt2000: 7.0k kt2001: 7.1k kt2002: 7.1k kt2003: 7.1k kt2004: 7.1k kt2005: 7.1k kt2006: 7.0k kt2007: 7.0k kt2008: 7.0k kt2009: 7.0k kt2010: 7.0k kt2011: 7.0k kt2012: 7.0k kt2013: 7.0k kt2014: 7.0k kt2015: 7.0k kt2016: 7.1k kt2017: 7.1k kt2018: 7.1k kt2019: 7.1k kt2020: 7.2k kt2021: 7.2k kt2022: 7.2k kt2023: 7.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Canada is 7,175 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Canada peaked at 7,175 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,760 kt, in 1994.

That places Canada 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,761 kt
1991 6,761 kt +0.0%
1992 6,761 kt +0.0%
1993 6,760 kt -0.0%
1994 6,760 kt -0.0%
1995 6,848 kt +1.3%
1996 6,859 kt +0.2%
1997 6,875 kt +0.2%
1998 6,923 kt +0.7%
1999 6,983 kt +0.9%
2000 7,033 kt +0.7%
2001 7,053 kt +0.3%
2002 7,066 kt +0.2%
2003 7,070 kt +0.1%
2004 7,081 kt +0.2%
2005 7,065 kt -0.2%
2006 7,047 kt -0.3%
2007 7,023 kt -0.3%
2008 7,013 kt -0.1%
2009 7,013 kt -0.0%
2010 7,019 kt +0.1%
2011 7,027 kt +0.1%
2012 7,032 kt +0.1%
2013 7,036 kt +0.0%
2014 7,037 kt +0.0%
2015 7,041 kt +0.1%
2016 7,055 kt +0.2%
2017 7,065 kt +0.1%
2018 7,119 kt +0.8%
2019 7,144 kt +0.4%
2020 7,157 kt +0.2%
2021 7,159 kt +0.0%
2022 7,175 kt +0.2%
2023 7,175 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,829 kt 6,760 kt 6,983 kt 10
2000s 7,046 kt 7,013 kt 7,081 kt 10
2010s 7,057 kt 7,019 kt 7,144 kt 10
2020s 7,166 kt 7,157 kt 7,175 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 2 Indonesia 10,108 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 9,942 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 7,895 kt compare
  4. 6 Poland 5,301 kt compare
  5. 7 Germany 5,175 kt compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,967 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Canada?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Canada was 7,175 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 7,175 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 6,760 kt in 1994.
How does Canada rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Canada ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf