Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.58 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.58 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.622 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.5741 kt
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.622 kt1991: 0.622 kt1992: 0.622 kt1993: 0.622 kt1994: 0.622 kt1995: 0.612 kt1996: 0.61 kt1997: 0.604 kt1998: 0.603 kt1999: 0.601 kt2000: 0.595 kt2001: 0.6 kt2002: 0.599 kt2003: 0.597 kt2004: 0.595 kt2005: 0.592 kt2006: 0.59 kt2007: 0.59 kt2008: 0.589 kt2009: 0.588 kt2010: 0.587 kt2011: 0.588 kt2012: 0.587 kt2013: 0.587 kt2014: 0.584 kt2015: 0.583 kt2016: 0.582 kt2017: 0.583 kt2018: 0.584 kt2019: 0.575 kt2020: 0.575 kt2021: 0.574 kt2022: 0.58 kt2023: 0.58 kt2024: 0.58 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia is 0.58 kt, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 0.622 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5741 kt, in 2021.

Southern Asia ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.622 kt
1991 0.622 kt +0.0%
1992 0.622 kt +0.0%
1993 0.622 kt +0.0%
1994 0.622 kt +0.0%
1995 0.612 kt -1.6%
1996 0.6097 kt -0.4%
1997 0.604 kt -0.9%
1998 0.6026 kt -0.2%
1999 0.6009 kt -0.3%
2000 0.5952 kt -0.9%
2001 0.5996 kt +0.7%
2002 0.5992 kt -0.1%
2003 0.5969 kt -0.4%
2004 0.5946 kt -0.4%
2005 0.5916 kt -0.5%
2006 0.5904 kt -0.2%
2007 0.5896 kt -0.1%
2008 0.5886 kt -0.2%
2009 0.5875 kt -0.2%
2010 0.5873 kt -0.0%
2011 0.5876 kt +0.1%
2012 0.587 kt -0.1%
2013 0.5866 kt -0.1%
2014 0.5839 kt -0.5%
2015 0.5833 kt -0.1%
2016 0.5824 kt -0.2%
2017 0.5832 kt +0.1%
2018 0.584 kt +0.1%
2019 0.5748 kt -1.6%
2020 0.5747 kt -0.0%
2021 0.5741 kt -0.1%
2022 0.58 kt +1.0%
2023 0.58 kt +0.0%
2024 0.58 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6139 kt 0.6009 kt 0.622 kt 10
2000s 0.5933 kt 0.5875 kt 0.5996 kt 10
2010s 0.584 kt 0.5748 kt 0.5876 kt 10
2020s 0.5778 kt 0.5741 kt 0.58 kt 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 18 Australia and New Zealand 1.35 kt compare
  2. 19 Finland 1.23 kt compare
  3. 20 Sweden 1.1 kt compare
  4. 21 New Zealand 0.9348 kt compare
  5. 22 China 0.8838 kt compare
  6. 22 China, mainland 0.8838 kt compare
  7. 24 Lithuania 0.8321 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Asia was 0.58 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.622 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5741 kt in 2021.
How does Southern Asia rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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
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.