Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World

World: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 38,394 kt in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
38,394 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
47,421 kt
in 1992
All-time low
19,259 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200520201990: 19.3k kt1991: 21.0k kt1992: 47.4k kt1993: 47.0k kt1994: 46.6k kt1995: 46.2k kt1996: 45.8k kt1997: 45.3k kt1998: 44.7k kt1999: 44.1k kt2000: 43.7k kt2001: 43.4k kt2002: 43.1k kt2003: 42.4k kt2004: 42.1k kt2005: 41.7k kt2006: 41.4k kt2007: 41.1k kt2008: 41.0k kt2009: 40.9k kt2010: 40.7k kt2011: 40.6k kt2012: 40.6k kt2013: 40.4k kt2014: 40.4k kt2015: 38.6k kt2016: 38.7k kt2017: 38.5k kt2018: 38.5k kt2019: 38.4k kt2020: 38.4k 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) (ar5) — unfccc in World is 38,394 kt, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World peaked at 47,421 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19,259 kt, in 1990.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 19,259 kt —
1991 20,954 kt +8.8%
1992 47,421 kt +126.3%
1993 47,038 kt -0.8%
1994 46,603 kt -0.9%
1995 46,196 kt -0.9%
1996 45,776 kt -0.9%
1997 45,271 kt -1.1%
1998 44,688 kt -1.3%
1999 44,126 kt -1.3%
2000 43,704 kt -1.0%
2001 43,400 kt -0.7%
2002 43,103 kt -0.7%
2003 42,360 kt -1.7%
2004 42,116 kt -0.6%
2005 41,716 kt -0.9%
2006 41,391 kt -0.8%
2007 41,141 kt -0.6%
2008 41,012 kt -0.3%
2009 40,941 kt -0.2%
2010 40,737 kt -0.5%
2011 40,633 kt -0.3%
2012 40,585 kt -0.1%
2013 40,450 kt -0.3%
2014 40,410 kt -0.1%
2015 38,573 kt -4.5%
2016 38,668 kt +0.2%
2017 38,519 kt -0.4%
2018 38,483 kt -0.1%
2019 38,426 kt -0.1%
2020 38,394 kt -0.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +126.3% 20,954 kt 47,421 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40,733 kt 19,259 kt 47,421 kt 10
2000s 42,088 kt 40,941 kt 43,704 kt 10
2010s 39,548 kt 38,426 kt 40,737 kt 10
2020s 38,394 kt 38,394 kt 38,394 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Russian Federation 14,266 kt compare
  2. 1 Russia 14,266 kt compare
  3. 3 United States 5,236 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 3,344 kt compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World was 38,394 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 47,421 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 19,259 kt in 1990.
How does World rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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
42 places, 1,261 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