Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 2.3 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.3 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.3 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2.15 kt
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2024

00.511.522.51990200720241990: 2.2 kt1991: 2.2 kt1992: 2.2 kt1993: 2.2 kt1994: 2.2 kt1995: 2.2 kt1996: 2.2 kt1997: 2.2 kt1998: 2.2 kt1999: 2.2 kt2000: 2.2 kt2001: 2.2 kt2002: 2.2 kt2003: 2.2 kt2004: 2.2 kt2005: 2.2 kt2006: 2.2 kt2007: 2.2 kt2008: 2.2 kt2009: 2.2 kt2010: 2.2 kt2011: 2.2 kt2012: 2.2 kt2013: 2.2 kt2014: 2.2 kt2015: 2.2 kt2016: 2.2 kt2017: 2.2 kt2018: 2.3 kt2019: 2.3 kt2020: 2.3 kt2021: 2.3 kt2022: 2.3 kt2023: 2.3 kt2024: 2.3 kt

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Indonesia 3.26 kt compare
  2. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.01 kt compare
  3. 11 Norway 2.54 kt compare
  4. 13 Belarus 2.19 kt compare
  5. 14 Argentina 1.91 kt compare
  6. 15 Sudan (former) 1.81 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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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.