Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 2,242 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia stood at 2,242 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 2,401 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,214 kt, in 2021.
Southern Asia ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,401 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,401 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,401 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,401 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,401 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,362 kt | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,352 kt | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,328 kt | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,322 kt | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,313 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,287 kt | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,307 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,297 kt | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,288 kt | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,276 kt | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,272 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,270 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,266 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,261 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,260 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,262 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,259 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,257 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,245 kt | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,242 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,240 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,244 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,249 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,215 kt | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,216 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,214 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,242 kt | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,242 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,242 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,368 kt | 2,313 kt | 2,401 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,283 kt | 2,261 kt | 2,307 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,247 kt | 2,215 kt | 2,262 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,231 kt | 2,214 kt | 2,242 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia was 2,242 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,401 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,214 kt in 2021.
- How does Southern Asia rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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About this data
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.