Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) by country
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.
Countries reporting
98
Highest
57.41 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.0001 kt
Croatia
Median
0.0709 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 57.41 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0001 kt in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0709 kt, and the mean is 1.54 kt.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 26.4%).
Grassland organic soils — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 57.41 kt | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.91 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 13.76 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 8.2 kt | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 7.04 kt | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 4.2 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3.93 kt | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 3.73 kt | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Indonesia | 3.26 kt | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.01 kt | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Norway | 2.54 kt | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 2.3 kt | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 2.19 kt | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.91 kt | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 15 | Sudan (former) | 1.81 kt | 2011 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | South Sudan | 1.74 kt | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 1.72 kt | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.35 kt | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 1.23 kt | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 1.1 kt | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0.9348 kt | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | China | 0.8838 kt | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | China, mainland | 0.8838 kt | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 0.8321 kt | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 0.8048 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.7547 kt | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 0.525 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | France | 0.5035 kt | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.4976 kt | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 0.4105 kt | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Malaysia | 0.3804 kt | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 0.3496 kt | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 33 | Myanmar | 0.3012 kt | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.2399 kt | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 0.2389 kt | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 0.2334 kt | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 37 | Denmark | 0.2314 kt | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Madagascar | 0.2056 kt | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Nepal | 0.2052 kt | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 40 | Burundi | 0.1665 kt | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 41 | Faroe Islands | 0.1606 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Austria | 0.1471 kt | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.1463 kt | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 44 | Guyana | 0.1108 kt | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 0.1082 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.0991 kt | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | Japan | 0.0931 kt | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.0812 kt | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 49 | Uganda | 0.0762 kt | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 50 | Congo | 0.0656 kt | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 51 | India | 0.0603 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0596 kt | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 0.0524 kt | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 0.0474 kt | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 55 | Czechia | 0.046 kt | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 56 | Spain | 0.0449 kt | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 0.0442 kt | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.0422 kt | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Greece | 0.0388 kt | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0366 kt | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.0356 kt | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.0339 kt | 1999 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 0.0282 kt | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.0275 kt | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 65 | Romania | 0.0255 kt | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea | 0.0246 kt | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 67 | Belize | 0.0226 kt | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 68 | Suriname | 0.021 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Angola | 0.0191 kt | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 0.0162 kt | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.0162 kt | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0.0143 kt | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 73 | Isle of Man | 0.0136 kt | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Panama | 0.0104 kt | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 75 | Italy | 0.0073 kt | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 75 | Slovakia | 0.0073 kt | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.007 kt | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 78 | Malawi | 0.0061 kt | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 79 | Cameroon | 0.0056 kt | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 80 | Botswana | 0.0029 kt | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 0.0028 kt | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 0.0025 kt | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 83 | Peru | 0.0021 kt | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Albania | 0.002 kt | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.002 kt | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 86 | Gabon | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 0.0017 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Fiji | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 0.0014 kt | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 90 | Liberia | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 92 | French Guiana | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 94 | Namibia | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 95 | Eswatini | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 97 | Eritrea | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Croatia | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 95.55 kt
- Annex I countries 68.78 kt
- Europe 55.32 kt
- Northern Europe 31.83 kt
- European Union (27) 28.17 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 26.77 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 19.21 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 17.95 kt
- Americas 14.76 kt
- Eastern Asia 14.74 kt
- Western Europe 12.14 kt
- Eastern Europe 11.19 kt
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.