Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 8.13 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8.13 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
8.13 kt
in 2022
All-time low
7.93 kt
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2024

024681990200720241990: 7.9 kt1991: 7.9 kt1992: 7.9 kt1993: 7.9 kt1994: 7.9 kt1995: 8 kt1996: 8 kt1997: 8 kt1998: 8 kt1999: 8 kt2000: 8 kt2001: 8 kt2002: 8 kt2003: 8 kt2004: 8 kt2005: 8 kt2006: 8 kt2007: 8 kt2008: 8 kt2009: 8 kt2010: 8 kt2011: 8 kt2012: 8 kt2013: 8 kt2014: 8 kt2015: 8 kt2016: 8 kt2017: 8 kt2018: 8.1 kt2019: 8.1 kt2020: 8.1 kt2021: 8.1 kt2022: 8.1 kt2023: 8.1 kt2024: 8.1 kt

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 8.13 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Northern America peaked at 8.13 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.93 kt, in 1994.

Northern America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 7.95 kt
1991 7.95 kt +0.0%
1992 7.95 kt +0.0%
1993 7.94 kt -0.1%
1994 7.93 kt -0.1%
1995 7.97 kt +0.5%
1996 7.97 kt -0.1%
1997 7.97 kt -0.0%
1998 7.98 kt +0.1%
1999 7.99 kt +0.2%
2000 7.99 kt -0.1%
2001 7.98 kt -0.0%
2002 7.99 kt +0.1%
2003 7.99 kt -0.1%
2004 7.99 kt +0.0%
2005 7.98 kt -0.1%
2006 7.96 kt -0.2%
2007 7.96 kt -0.1%
2008 7.97 kt +0.1%
2009 7.98 kt +0.1%
2010 7.99 kt +0.2%
2011 8 kt +0.1%
2012 8 kt +0.0%
2013 8 kt -0.1%
2014 7.99 kt -0.1%
2015 7.99 kt +0.0%
2016 7.99 kt +0.0%
2017 8 kt +0.0%
2018 8.07 kt +0.9%
2019 8.1 kt +0.5%
2020 8.11 kt +0.1%
2021 8.13 kt +0.2%
2022 8.13 kt +0.1%
2023 8.13 kt +0.0%
2024 8.13 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.96 kt 7.93 kt 7.99 kt 10
2000s 7.98 kt 7.96 kt 7.99 kt 10
2010s 8.01 kt 7.99 kt 8.1 kt 10
2020s 8.13 kt 8.11 kt 8.13 kt 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.01 kt compare
  2. 11 Norway 2.54 kt compare
  3. 12 Canada 2.3 kt compare
  4. 12 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  5. 12 Türkiye 0 kt
  6. 13 Belarus 2.19 kt compare
  7. 14 Argentina 1.91 kt compare
  8. 15 Sudan (former) 1.81 kt compare
  9. 16 South Sudan 1.74 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Northern America?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Northern America was 8.13 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 8.13 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 7.93 kt in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Northern America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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

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
Last refreshed

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.