Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 2,242 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,242 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
2,401 kt
in 1990
All-time low
2,214 kt
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 2.4k kt1991: 2.4k kt1992: 2.4k kt1993: 2.4k kt1994: 2.4k kt1995: 2.4k kt1996: 2.4k kt1997: 2.3k kt1998: 2.3k kt1999: 2.3k kt2000: 2.3k kt2001: 2.3k kt2002: 2.3k kt2003: 2.3k kt2004: 2.3k kt2005: 2.3k kt2006: 2.3k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.3k kt2010: 2.3k kt2011: 2.3k kt2012: 2.3k kt2013: 2.3k kt2014: 2.2k kt2015: 2.2k kt2016: 2.2k kt2017: 2.2k kt2018: 2.2k kt2019: 2.2k kt2020: 2.2k kt2021: 2.2k kt2022: 2.2k kt2023: 2.2k kt2024: 2.2k kt

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Belarus 3,066 kt compare
  2. 19 New Zealand 2,193 kt compare
  3. 20 Finland 1,727 kt compare
  4. 21 Malaysia 1,704 kt compare
  5. 22 Sweden 1,535 kt compare
  6. 23 Myanmar 1,350 kt compare
  7. 24 China 1,241 kt compare
  8. 24 China, mainland 1,241 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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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.