Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States

United States: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 19.76 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
19.76 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.09 kt
in 1990
All-time low
19.73 kt
in 2015
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020

051015201990200520201990: 21.1 kt1991: 20.9 kt1992: 20.9 kt1993: 21 kt1994: 21.1 kt1995: 21 kt1996: 21 kt1997: 20.9 kt1998: 20.8 kt1999: 20.8 kt2000: 20.8 kt2001: 20.8 kt2002: 20.9 kt2003: 20.4 kt2004: 20.5 kt2005: 20.5 kt2006: 20.4 kt2007: 20.1 kt2008: 20.1 kt2009: 20 kt2010: 20 kt2011: 20.1 kt2012: 20.1 kt2013: 19.9 kt2014: 19.9 kt2015: 19.7 kt2016: 19.7 kt2017: 19.8 kt2018: 19.8 kt2019: 19.8 kt2020: 19.8 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States is 19.76 kt, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States peaked at 21.09 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.73 kt, in 2015.

That places United States 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 21.09 kt
1991 20.94 kt -0.7%
1992 20.95 kt +0.0%
1993 21.01 kt +0.3%
1994 21.08 kt +0.4%
1995 21.01 kt -0.3%
1996 21 kt -0.1%
1997 20.86 kt -0.7%
1998 20.76 kt -0.4%
1999 20.84 kt +0.4%
2000 20.78 kt -0.3%
2001 20.81 kt +0.1%
2002 20.86 kt +0.3%
2003 20.36 kt -2.4%
2004 20.5 kt +0.7%
2005 20.51 kt +0.1%
2006 20.41 kt -0.5%
2007 20.08 kt -1.6%
2008 20.07 kt -0.1%
2009 20.02 kt -0.3%
2010 20.03 kt +0.1%
2011 20.06 kt +0.1%
2012 20.05 kt -0.0%
2013 19.94 kt -0.5%
2014 19.9 kt -0.2%
2015 19.73 kt -0.8%
2016 19.74 kt +0.1%
2017 19.75 kt +0.0%
2018 19.76 kt +0.0%
2019 19.76 kt +0.0%
2020 19.76 kt +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 19.76 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2916 kt, 67.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.95 kt 20.76 kt 21.09 kt 10
2000s 20.44 kt 20.02 kt 20.86 kt 10
2010s 19.87 kt 19.73 kt 20.06 kt 10
2020s 19.76 kt 19.76 kt 19.76 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 Russian Federation 53.83 kt compare
  2. 1 Russia 53.83 kt compare
  3. 4 Belarus 12.62 kt compare
  4. 5 Germany 12.43 kt compare
  5. 6 Poland 11.58 kt compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in United States was 19.76 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 21.09 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 19.73 kt in 2015.
How does United States rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
United States ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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