Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 40,830 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40,830 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 22 regions
All-time high
41,005 kt
in 2018
All-time low
38,487 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 38.5k kt1991: 38.5k kt1992: 38.5k kt1993: 38.5k kt1994: 38.5k kt1995: 38.6k kt1996: 38.7k kt1997: 38.7k kt1998: 38.8k kt1999: 38.8k kt2000: 38.7k kt2001: 38.7k kt2002: 38.9k kt2003: 39.0k kt2004: 39.2k kt2005: 39.4k kt2006: 39.7k kt2007: 40.0k kt2008: 40.1k kt2009: 40.2k kt2010: 40.4k kt2011: 40.6k kt2012: 40.7k kt2013: 40.8k kt2014: 40.9k kt2015: 40.9k kt2016: 40.9k kt2017: 41.0k kt2018: 41.0k kt2019: 40.9k kt2020: 40.9k kt2021: 40.9k kt2022: 40.8k kt2023: 40.8k kt2024: 40.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — emissions in Asia is 40,830 kt, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Asia peaked at 41,005 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38,487 kt, in 1994.

Asia ranks 1st of 22 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 38,495 kt
1991 38,495 kt +0.0%
1992 38,499 kt +0.0%
1993 38,493 kt -0.0%
1994 38,487 kt -0.0%
1995 38,634 kt +0.4%
1996 38,655 kt +0.1%
1997 38,715 kt +0.2%
1998 38,773 kt +0.1%
1999 38,784 kt +0.0%
2000 38,696 kt -0.2%
2001 38,727 kt +0.1%
2002 38,852 kt +0.3%
2003 39,036 kt +0.5%
2004 39,171 kt +0.3%
2005 39,408 kt +0.6%
2006 39,671 kt +0.7%
2007 39,968 kt +0.7%
2008 40,137 kt +0.4%
2009 40,210 kt +0.2%
2010 40,390 kt +0.4%
2011 40,619 kt +0.6%
2012 40,743 kt +0.3%
2013 40,799 kt +0.1%
2014 40,874 kt +0.2%
2015 40,867 kt -0.0%
2016 40,939 kt +0.2%
2017 40,956 kt +0.0%
2018 41,005 kt +0.1%
2019 40,873 kt -0.3%
2020 40,905 kt +0.1%
2021 40,853 kt -0.1%
2022 40,830 kt -0.1%
2023 40,830 kt +0.0%
2024 40,830 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38,603 kt 38,487 kt 38,784 kt 10
2000s 39,388 kt 38,696 kt 40,210 kt 10
2010s 40,806 kt 40,390 kt 41,005 kt 10
2020s 40,850 kt 40,830 kt 40,905 kt 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 90,594 kt compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23,685 kt compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 19,262 kt compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 14,596 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Asia?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Asia was 40,830 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 41,005 kt in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 38,487 kt in 1994.
How does Asia rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Asia ranks 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.