Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in United States

United States: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions was 22.13 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
22.13 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 256 countries
All-time high
22.13 kt
in 2022
All-time low
21.76 kt
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 21.8 kt1991: 21.8 kt1992: 21.8 kt1993: 21.8 kt1994: 21.8 kt1995: 21.9 kt1996: 21.9 kt1997: 21.9 kt1998: 21.9 kt1999: 22 kt2000: 22 kt2001: 22.1 kt2002: 22.1 kt2003: 22.1 kt2004: 22.1 kt2005: 22.1 kt2006: 22.1 kt2007: 22.1 kt2008: 22.1 kt2009: 22.1 kt2010: 22.1 kt2011: 22.1 kt2012: 22.1 kt2013: 22 kt2014: 22 kt2015: 22 kt2016: 22 kt2017: 22 kt2018: 22.1 kt2019: 22.1 kt2020: 22.1 kt2021: 22.1 kt2022: 22.1 kt2023: 22.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United States is 22.13 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United States peaked at 22.13 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.76 kt, in 1994.

That places United States 7th out of 256 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions in United States, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) in United States, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 21.81 kt
1991 21.81 kt +0.0%
1992 21.81 kt +0.0%
1993 21.79 kt -0.1%
1994 21.76 kt -0.1%
1995 21.91 kt +0.7%
1996 21.9 kt -0.0%
1997 21.91 kt +0.0%
1998 21.94 kt +0.1%
1999 21.97 kt +0.2%
2000 22.04 kt +0.3%
2001 22.06 kt +0.1%
2002 22.07 kt +0.1%
2003 22.07 kt +0.0%
2004 22.07 kt -0.0%
2005 22.06 kt -0.0%
2006 22.05 kt -0.0%
2007 22.05 kt -0.0%
2008 22.05 kt -0.0%
2009 22.06 kt +0.0%
2010 22.07 kt +0.1%
2011 22.08 kt +0.0%
2012 22.07 kt -0.0%
2013 22.05 kt -0.1%
2014 22.03 kt -0.1%
2015 22.02 kt -0.0%
2016 21.99 kt -0.1%
2017 22 kt +0.0%
2018 22.08 kt +0.4%
2019 22.11 kt +0.1%
2020 22.11 kt +0.0%
2021 22.12 kt +0.1%
2022 22.13 kt +0.0%
2023 22.13 kt +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 22.13 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0144 kt, 1541.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.86 kt 21.76 kt 21.97 kt 10
2000s 22.06 kt 22.04 kt 22.07 kt 10
2010s 22.05 kt 21.99 kt 22.11 kt 10
2020s 22.12 kt 22.11 kt 22.13 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 5 Belarus 29.79 kt compare
  2. 6 Canada 27.07 kt compare
  3. 8 Poland 20 kt compare
  4. 9 Germany 19.53 kt compare
  5. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.74 kt compare
  6. 10 United Kingdom 18.74 kt compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United States?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions in United States was 22.13 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 22.13 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 21.76 kt in 1994.
How does United States rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions?
United States ranks 7th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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