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

Western Europe: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,770 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
7,770 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 32 groups
All-time high
8,106 kt
in 1990
All-time low
7,770 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 8.1k kt1991: 8.1k kt1992: 8.1k kt1993: 8.1k kt1994: 8.1k kt1995: 8.1k kt1996: 8.1k kt1997: 8.1k kt1998: 8.1k kt1999: 8.1k kt2000: 8.0k kt2001: 8.0k kt2002: 8.0k kt2003: 7.9k kt2004: 7.9k kt2005: 7.9k kt2006: 7.9k kt2007: 7.9k kt2008: 7.9k kt2009: 7.9k kt2010: 7.9k kt2011: 7.9k kt2012: 7.9k kt2013: 7.9k kt2014: 7.9k kt2015: 7.8k kt2016: 7.8k kt2017: 7.8k kt2018: 7.8k kt2019: 7.8k kt2020: 7.8k kt2021: 7.8k kt2022: 7.8k kt2023: 7.8k 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 Western Europe is 7,770 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe peaked at 8,106 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,770 kt, in 2022.

Western Europe ranks 12th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,106 kt
1991 8,106 kt +0.0%
1992 8,106 kt +0.0%
1993 8,100 kt -0.1%
1994 8,092 kt -0.1%
1995 8,098 kt +0.1%
1996 8,086 kt -0.1%
1997 8,078 kt -0.1%
1998 8,075 kt -0.0%
1999 8,054 kt -0.3%
2000 8,039 kt -0.2%
2001 8,014 kt -0.3%
2002 7,962 kt -0.6%
2003 7,907 kt -0.7%
2004 7,860 kt -0.6%
2005 7,863 kt +0.0%
2006 7,861 kt -0.0%
2007 7,862 kt +0.0%
2008 7,858 kt -0.0%
2009 7,857 kt -0.0%
2010 7,858 kt +0.0%
2011 7,858 kt +0.0%
2012 7,857 kt -0.0%
2013 7,857 kt -0.0%
2014 7,850 kt -0.1%
2015 7,850 kt -0.0%
2016 7,819 kt -0.4%
2017 7,816 kt -0.0%
2018 7,816 kt +0.0%
2019 7,789 kt -0.3%
2020 7,790 kt +0.0%
2021 7,778 kt -0.2%
2022 7,770 kt -0.1%
2023 7,770 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,090 kt 8,054 kt 8,106 kt 10
2000s 7,908 kt 7,857 kt 8,039 kt 10
2010s 7,837 kt 7,789 kt 7,858 kt 10
2020s 7,777 kt 7,770 kt 7,790 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 9 Mongolia 4,194 kt compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 3,619 kt compare
  3. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.45 kt compare
  4. 11 Finland 2,627 kt compare
  5. 12 Ireland 1,996 kt compare
  6. 12 Türkiye 0.583 kt compare
  7. 13 Sweden 1,842 kt compare
  8. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  9. 14 Lithuania 1,809 kt compare
  10. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,331 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 Western Europe?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Western Europe was 7,770 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 8,106 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 7,770 kt in 2022.
How does Western Europe rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Western Europe ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western 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