Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD

OECD: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 44,350 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
44,350 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 221 countries
All-time high
44,366 kt
in 2020
All-time low
41,598 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 41.6k kt1991: 41.6k kt1992: 43.2k kt1993: 43.2k kt1994: 43.2k kt1995: 43.4k kt1996: 43.3k kt1997: 43.3k kt1998: 43.4k kt1999: 43.6k kt2000: 43.8k kt2001: 43.8k kt2002: 43.8k kt2003: 43.8k kt2004: 43.8k kt2005: 43.8k kt2006: 43.8k kt2007: 43.8k kt2008: 43.8k kt2009: 43.8k kt2010: 43.9k kt2011: 44.0k kt2012: 44.0k kt2013: 44.0k kt2014: 44.0k kt2015: 44.0k kt2016: 43.9k kt2017: 44.0k kt2018: 44.3k kt2019: 44.3k kt2020: 44.4k kt2021: 44.3k kt2022: 44.4k kt2023: 44.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD stood at 44,350 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD peaked at 44,366 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41,598 kt, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 41,598 kt
1991 41,598 kt +0.0%
1992 43,178 kt +3.8%
1993 43,218 kt +0.1%
1994 43,189 kt -0.1%
1995 43,378 kt +0.4%
1996 43,323 kt -0.1%
1997 43,270 kt -0.1%
1998 43,378 kt +0.3%
1999 43,597 kt +0.5%
2000 43,813 kt +0.5%
2001 43,828 kt +0.0%
2002 43,802 kt -0.1%
2003 43,755 kt -0.1%
2004 43,782 kt +0.1%
2005 43,806 kt +0.1%
2006 43,802 kt -0.0%
2007 43,779 kt -0.1%
2008 43,786 kt +0.0%
2009 43,807 kt +0.0%
2010 43,895 kt +0.2%
2011 43,983 kt +0.2%
2012 44,001 kt +0.0%
2013 43,994 kt -0.0%
2014 43,971 kt -0.1%
2015 43,966 kt -0.0%
2016 43,950 kt -0.0%
2017 44,002 kt +0.1%
2018 44,256 kt +0.6%
2019 44,320 kt +0.1%
2020 44,366 kt +0.1%
2021 44,347 kt -0.0%
2022 44,350 kt +0.0%
2023 44,350 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42,973 kt 41,598 kt 43,597 kt 10
2000s 43,796 kt 43,755 kt 43,828 kt 10
2010s 44,034 kt 43,895 kt 44,320 kt 10
2020s 44,353 kt 44,347 kt 44,366 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Indonesia 10,108 kt compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 9,942 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 7,895 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in OECD was 44,350 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 44,366 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 41,598 kt in 1990.
How does OECD rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
OECD ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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