Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 11,260 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
11,260 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
11,848 kt
in 1992
All-time low
10,873 kt
in 1991
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200520201990: 10.9k kt1991: 10.9k kt1992: 11.8k kt1993: 11.8k kt1994: 11.8k kt1995: 11.7k kt1996: 11.7k kt1997: 11.7k kt1998: 11.6k kt1999: 11.6k kt2000: 11.6k kt2001: 11.6k kt2002: 11.5k kt2003: 11.5k kt2004: 11.5k kt2005: 11.5k kt2006: 11.5k kt2007: 11.5k kt2008: 11.5k kt2009: 11.4k kt2010: 11.4k kt2011: 11.4k kt2012: 11.4k kt2013: 11.4k kt2014: 11.4k kt2015: 11.3k kt2016: 11.3k kt2017: 11.3k kt2018: 11.3k kt2019: 11.3k kt2020: 11.3k kt

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 11,260 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in European Union (27) peaked at 11,848 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,873 kt, in 1991.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 10,920 kt
1991 10,873 kt -0.4%
1992 11,848 kt +9.0%
1993 11,802 kt -0.4%
1994 11,759 kt -0.4%
1995 11,735 kt -0.2%
1996 11,713 kt -0.2%
1997 11,682 kt -0.3%
1998 11,646 kt -0.3%
1999 11,606 kt -0.4%
2000 11,587 kt -0.2%
2001 11,561 kt -0.2%
2002 11,547 kt -0.1%
2003 11,536 kt -0.1%
2004 11,531 kt -0.0%
2005 11,512 kt -0.2%
2006 11,521 kt +0.1%
2007 11,498 kt -0.2%
2008 11,484 kt -0.1%
2009 11,441 kt -0.4%
2010 11,398 kt -0.4%
2011 11,377 kt -0.2%
2012 11,366 kt -0.1%
2013 11,352 kt -0.1%
2014 11,352 kt -0.0%
2015 11,340 kt -0.1%
2016 11,315 kt -0.2%
2017 11,297 kt -0.2%
2018 11,280 kt -0.2%
2019 11,269 kt -0.1%
2020 11,260 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,558 kt 10,873 kt 11,848 kt 10
2000s 11,522 kt 11,441 kt 11,587 kt 10
2010s 11,335 kt 11,269 kt 11,398 kt 10
2020s 11,260 kt 11,260 kt 11,260 kt 1

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 Russian Federation 14,266 kt compare
  2. 2 Belarus 3,344 kt compare
  3. 3 Germany 3,294 kt compare
  4. 4 Poland 3,070 kt compare
  5. 5 Colombia 1,770 kt compare
  6. 6 Ukraine 1,571 kt compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in European Union (27)?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in European Union (27) was 11,260 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 11,848 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 10,873 kt in 1991.
How does European Union (27) rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
European Union (27) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union (27) 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
38 places, 1,139 data points, 1990–2020
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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