Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.58 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Asia, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 1.35 kt compare
- 19 Finland 1.23 kt compare
- 20 Sweden 1.1 kt compare
- 21 New Zealand 0.9348 kt compare
- 22 China 0.8838 kt compare
- 22 China, mainland 0.8838 kt compare
- 24 Lithuania 0.8321 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
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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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.