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

Europe: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 53,301 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
53,301 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
53,301 kt
in 2022
All-time low
52,268 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 52.3k kt1991: 52.3k kt1992: 52.3k kt1993: 52.3k kt1994: 52.3k kt1995: 52.4k kt1996: 52.3k kt1997: 52.3k kt1998: 52.4k kt1999: 52.7k kt2000: 52.9k kt2001: 52.8k kt2002: 52.8k kt2003: 52.7k kt2004: 52.6k kt2005: 52.6k kt2006: 52.6k kt2007: 52.6k kt2008: 52.6k kt2009: 52.5k kt2010: 52.7k kt2011: 52.8k kt2012: 52.9k kt2013: 52.9k kt2014: 52.9k kt2015: 52.9k kt2016: 52.8k kt2017: 52.9k kt2018: 53.1k kt2019: 53.2k kt2020: 53.3k kt2021: 53.3k kt2022: 53.3k kt2023: 53.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Europe stood at 53,301 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Europe peaked at 53,301 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52,268 kt, in 1997.

That places Europe 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 52,318 kt
1991 52,318 kt +0.0%
1992 52,317 kt -0.0%
1993 52,304 kt -0.0%
1994 52,286 kt -0.0%
1995 52,404 kt +0.2%
1996 52,324 kt -0.2%
1997 52,268 kt -0.1%
1998 52,373 kt +0.2%
1999 52,654 kt +0.5%
2000 52,850 kt +0.4%
2001 52,828 kt -0.0%
2002 52,753 kt -0.1%
2003 52,654 kt -0.2%
2004 52,611 kt -0.1%
2005 52,639 kt +0.1%
2006 52,617 kt -0.0%
2007 52,602 kt -0.0%
2008 52,550 kt -0.1%
2009 52,537 kt -0.0%
2010 52,664 kt +0.2%
2011 52,814 kt +0.3%
2012 52,906 kt +0.2%
2013 52,911 kt +0.0%
2014 52,878 kt -0.1%
2015 52,885 kt +0.0%
2016 52,830 kt -0.1%
2017 52,852 kt +0.0%
2018 53,123 kt +0.5%
2019 53,192 kt +0.1%
2020 53,271 kt +0.1%
2021 53,261 kt -0.0%
2022 53,301 kt +0.1%
2023 53,301 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52,357 kt 52,268 kt 52,654 kt 10
2000s 52,664 kt 52,537 kt 52,850 kt 10
2010s 52,906 kt 52,664 kt 53,192 kt 10
2020s 53,284 kt 53,261 kt 53,301 kt 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 OECD 44,350 kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 10,108 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 9,942 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 7,895 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 7,175 kt compare
  6. 6 Poland 5,301 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 Europe?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Europe was 53,301 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 53,301 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 52,268 kt in 1997.
How does Europe rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Europe ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe 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
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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