Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 14.76 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
14.76 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
14.76 kt
in 2022
All-time low
14.4 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 14.4 kt1991: 14.4 kt1992: 14.4 kt1993: 14.4 kt1994: 14.4 kt1995: 14.5 kt1996: 14.5 kt1997: 14.5 kt1998: 14.5 kt1999: 14.5 kt2000: 14.5 kt2001: 14.5 kt2002: 14.5 kt2003: 14.5 kt2004: 14.6 kt2005: 14.5 kt2006: 14.5 kt2007: 14.5 kt2008: 14.5 kt2009: 14.5 kt2010: 14.6 kt2011: 14.6 kt2012: 14.6 kt2013: 14.6 kt2014: 14.6 kt2015: 14.6 kt2016: 14.6 kt2017: 14.6 kt2018: 14.7 kt2019: 14.7 kt2020: 14.7 kt2021: 14.8 kt2022: 14.8 kt2023: 14.8 kt2024: 14.8 kt

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 14.76 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Americas peaked at 14.76 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.4 kt, in 1990.

Americas ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Americas, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 14.4 kt
1991 14.4 kt +0.0%
1992 14.4 kt +0.0%
1993 14.42 kt +0.1%
1994 14.41 kt -0.0%
1995 14.46 kt +0.4%
1996 14.46 kt -0.0%
1997 14.46 kt +0.0%
1998 14.48 kt +0.1%
1999 14.51 kt +0.2%
2000 14.51 kt +0.0%
2001 14.51 kt +0.0%
2002 14.53 kt +0.1%
2003 14.52 kt -0.0%
2004 14.55 kt +0.2%
2005 14.54 kt -0.1%
2006 14.53 kt -0.1%
2007 14.52 kt -0.0%
2008 14.54 kt +0.1%
2009 14.54 kt +0.1%
2010 14.56 kt +0.1%
2011 14.57 kt +0.1%
2012 14.57 kt +0.0%
2013 14.57 kt -0.0%
2014 14.56 kt -0.0%
2015 14.57 kt +0.0%
2016 14.58 kt +0.1%
2017 14.59 kt +0.1%
2018 14.68 kt +0.6%
2019 14.74 kt +0.4%
2020 14.74 kt +0.0%
2021 14.75 kt +0.1%
2022 14.76 kt +0.1%
2023 14.76 kt +0.0%
2024 14.76 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.44 kt 14.4 kt 14.51 kt 10
2000s 14.53 kt 14.51 kt 14.55 kt 10
2010s 14.6 kt 14.56 kt 14.74 kt 10
2020s 14.76 kt 14.74 kt 14.76 kt 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 6 Poland 4.2 kt compare
  2. 7 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3.93 kt compare
  3. 8 Russian Federation 3.73 kt compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 3.26 kt compare
  5. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.01 kt compare
  6. 11 Norway 2.54 kt compare
  7. 12 Canada 2.3 kt compare
  8. 12 Türkiye 0 kt

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Americas?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Americas was 14.76 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 14.76 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 14.4 kt in 1990.
How does Americas rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Americas ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.