Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Northern America

Northern America: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 13,038 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
13,038 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
13,038 kt
in 2022
All-time low
12,526 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 12.5k kt1991: 12.5k kt1992: 12.5k kt1993: 12.5k kt1994: 12.5k kt1995: 12.7k kt1996: 12.7k kt1997: 12.7k kt1998: 12.7k kt1999: 12.8k kt2000: 12.9k kt2001: 12.9k kt2002: 12.9k kt2003: 12.9k kt2004: 12.9k kt2005: 12.9k kt2006: 12.9k kt2007: 12.9k kt2008: 12.9k kt2009: 12.9k kt2010: 12.9k kt2011: 12.9k kt2012: 12.9k kt2013: 12.9k kt2014: 12.9k kt2015: 12.9k kt2016: 12.9k kt2017: 12.9k kt2018: 13.0k kt2019: 13.0k kt2020: 13.0k kt2021: 13.0k kt2022: 13.0k kt2023: 13.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America stood at 13,038 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America peaked at 13,038 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,526 kt, in 1994.

Northern America ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 12,542 kt
1991 12,542 kt +0.0%
1992 12,542 kt +0.0%
1993 12,534 kt -0.1%
1994 12,526 kt -0.1%
1995 12,653 kt +1.0%
1996 12,663 kt +0.1%
1997 12,681 kt +0.1%
1998 12,736 kt +0.4%
1999 12,806 kt +0.5%
2000 12,875 kt +0.5%
2001 12,898 kt +0.2%
2002 12,915 kt +0.1%
2003 12,920 kt +0.0%
2004 12,930 kt +0.1%
2005 12,911 kt -0.1%
2006 12,891 kt -0.2%
2007 12,868 kt -0.2%
2008 12,857 kt -0.1%
2009 12,857 kt +0.0%
2010 12,867 kt +0.1%
2011 12,877 kt +0.1%
2012 12,881 kt +0.0%
2013 12,878 kt -0.0%
2014 12,876 kt -0.0%
2015 12,877 kt +0.0%
2016 12,882 kt +0.0%
2017 12,894 kt +0.1%
2018 12,971 kt +0.6%
2019 13,002 kt +0.2%
2020 13,016 kt +0.1%
2021 13,022 kt +0.0%
2022 13,038 kt +0.1%
2023 13,038 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,622 kt 12,526 kt 12,806 kt 10
2000s 12,892 kt 12,857 kt 12,930 kt 10
2010s 12,900 kt 12,867 kt 13,002 kt 10
2020s 13,028 kt 13,016 kt 13,038 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 6 Poland 5,301 kt compare
  2. 7 Germany 5,175 kt compare
  3. 7 Viet Nam 155.45 kt compare
  4. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,967 kt compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 4,194 kt compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 3,619 kt compare
  7. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.45 kt compare
  8. 11 Finland 2,627 kt compare
  9. 12 Ireland 1,996 kt compare
  10. 12 Türkiye 0.583 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 Northern America?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Northern America was 13,038 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 13,038 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 12,526 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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