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

Northern Europe: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 16,842 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,842 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
16,853 kt
in 2020
All-time low
12,113 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 12.1k kt1991: 12.1k kt1992: 15.5k kt1993: 15.5k kt1994: 15.5k kt1995: 15.6k kt1996: 15.6k kt1997: 15.5k kt1998: 15.6k kt1999: 15.7k kt2000: 15.9k kt2001: 15.9k kt2002: 16.0k kt2003: 16.0k kt2004: 16.1k kt2005: 16.1k kt2006: 16.2k kt2007: 16.2k kt2008: 16.2k kt2009: 16.3k kt2010: 16.4k kt2011: 16.5k kt2012: 16.5k kt2013: 16.5k kt2014: 16.5k kt2015: 16.5k kt2016: 16.5k kt2017: 16.6k kt2018: 16.7k kt2019: 16.8k kt2020: 16.9k kt2021: 16.8k kt2022: 16.8k kt2023: 16.8k 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 Northern Europe is 16,842 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe peaked at 16,853 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,113 kt, in 1990.

That places Northern Europe 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 12,113 kt
1991 12,113 kt +0.0%
1992 15,546 kt +28.3%
1993 15,544 kt -0.0%
1994 15,541 kt -0.0%
1995 15,586 kt +0.3%
1996 15,565 kt -0.1%
1997 15,510 kt -0.4%
1998 15,568 kt +0.4%
1999 15,732 kt +1.1%
2000 15,900 kt +1.1%
2001 15,929 kt +0.2%
2002 15,954 kt +0.2%
2003 15,982 kt +0.2%
2004 16,076 kt +0.6%
2005 16,129 kt +0.3%
2006 16,158 kt +0.2%
2007 16,192 kt +0.2%
2008 16,231 kt +0.2%
2009 16,280 kt +0.3%
2010 16,375 kt +0.6%
2011 16,464 kt +0.5%
2012 16,494 kt +0.2%
2013 16,504 kt +0.1%
2014 16,503 kt -0.0%
2015 16,506 kt +0.0%
2016 16,520 kt +0.1%
2017 16,569 kt +0.3%
2018 16,744 kt +1.1%
2019 16,822 kt +0.5%
2020 16,853 kt +0.2%
2021 16,847 kt -0.0%
2022 16,842 kt -0.0%
2023 16,842 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,882 kt 12,113 kt 15,732 kt 10
2000s 16,083 kt 15,900 kt 16,280 kt 10
2010s 16,550 kt 16,375 kt 16,822 kt 10
2020s 16,846 kt 16,842 kt 16,853 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 4 Belarus 7,895 kt compare
  2. 4 Melanesia 1,037 kt compare
  3. 5 Canada 7,175 kt compare
  4. 6 Poland 5,301 kt compare
  5. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 220.64 kt compare
  6. 7 Germany 5,175 kt compare
  7. 7 Viet Nam 155.45 kt compare
  8. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,967 kt compare
  9. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68.77 kt compare
  10. 9 Mongolia 4,194 kt compare
  11. 9 Republic of Moldova 36.07 kt compare
  12. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27.64 kt compare
  13. 10 Ukraine 3,619 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 Europe?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Northern Europe was 16,842 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 16,853 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 12,113 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Northern Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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