Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions was 63.56 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.56 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
63.6 kt
in 2020
All-time low
45.71 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02040601990200620231990: 45.7 kt1991: 45.7 kt1992: 58.7 kt1993: 58.7 kt1994: 58.6 kt1995: 58.8 kt1996: 58.7 kt1997: 58.5 kt1998: 58.7 kt1999: 59.4 kt2000: 60 kt2001: 60.1 kt2002: 60.2 kt2003: 60.3 kt2004: 60.7 kt2005: 60.9 kt2006: 61 kt2007: 61.1 kt2008: 61.2 kt2009: 61.4 kt2010: 61.8 kt2011: 62.1 kt2012: 62.2 kt2013: 62.3 kt2014: 62.3 kt2015: 62.3 kt2016: 62.3 kt2017: 62.5 kt2018: 63.2 kt2019: 63.5 kt2020: 63.6 kt2021: 63.6 kt2022: 63.6 kt2023: 63.6 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Northern Europe stood at 63.56 kt.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Northern Europe peaked at 63.6 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.71 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 in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 45.71 kt
1991 45.71 kt +0.0%
1992 58.66 kt +28.3%
1993 58.66 kt -0.0%
1994 58.64 kt -0.0%
1995 58.82 kt +0.3%
1996 58.74 kt -0.1%
1997 58.53 kt -0.4%
1998 58.75 kt +0.4%
1999 59.37 kt +1.1%
2000 60 kt +1.1%
2001 60.11 kt +0.2%
2002 60.21 kt +0.2%
2003 60.31 kt +0.2%
2004 60.66 kt +0.6%
2005 60.87 kt +0.3%
2006 60.97 kt +0.2%
2007 61.1 kt +0.2%
2008 61.25 kt +0.2%
2009 61.43 kt +0.3%
2010 61.79 kt +0.6%
2011 62.13 kt +0.5%
2012 62.24 kt +0.2%
2013 62.28 kt +0.1%
2014 62.27 kt -0.0%
2015 62.29 kt +0.0%
2016 62.34 kt +0.1%
2017 62.52 kt +0.3%
2018 63.19 kt +1.1%
2019 63.48 kt +0.5%
2020 63.6 kt +0.2%
2021 63.58 kt -0.0%
2022 63.56 kt -0.0%
2023 63.56 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.16 kt 45.71 kt 59.37 kt 10
2000s 60.69 kt 60 kt 61.43 kt 10
2010s 62.45 kt 61.79 kt 63.48 kt 10
2020s 63.57 kt 63.56 kt 63.6 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 4 Belarus 29.79 kt compare
  2. 4 Melanesia 3.91 kt compare
  3. 5 Canada 27.07 kt compare
  4. 6 Poland 20 kt compare
  5. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0.8326 kt compare
  6. 7 Germany 19.53 kt compare
  7. 7 Viet Nam 0.5866 kt compare
  8. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.74 kt compare
  9. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2595 kt compare
  10. 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
  11. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.1361 kt compare
  12. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1043 kt compare
  13. 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Northern Europe?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in Northern Europe was 63.56 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 63.6 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 45.71 kt in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions?
Northern Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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