Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 2.3 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — emissions in Canada is 2.3 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Canada peaked at 2.3 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.15 kt, in 2008.
That places Canada 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.17 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.17 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.17 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.18 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.18 kt | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.18 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.18 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.19 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.17 kt | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.17 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.18 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.17 kt | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.17 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.17 kt | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.16 kt | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.15 kt | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.15 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.16 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.17 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.18 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.18 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.18 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.19 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.19 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.25 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.28 kt | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.29 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.29 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 kt | 2.17 kt | 2.19 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 kt | 2.15 kt | 2.18 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 kt | 2.17 kt | 2.28 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 kt | 2.29 kt | 2.3 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Canada?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Canada was 2.3 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 kt in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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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.