Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.1602 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1602 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
0.1653 kt
in 2004
All-time low
0.1455 kt
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.146 kt1991: 0.146 kt1992: 0.146 kt1993: 0.146 kt1994: 0.146 kt1995: 0.146 kt1996: 0.145 kt1997: 0.145 kt1998: 0.153 kt1999: 0.158 kt2000: 0.16 kt2001: 0.159 kt2002: 0.163 kt2003: 0.163 kt2004: 0.165 kt2005: 0.165 kt2006: 0.164 kt2007: 0.163 kt2008: 0.164 kt2009: 0.164 kt2010: 0.164 kt2011: 0.164 kt2012: 0.164 kt2013: 0.164 kt2014: 0.164 kt2015: 0.164 kt2016: 0.163 kt2017: 0.162 kt2018: 0.162 kt2019: 0.161 kt2020: 0.161 kt2021: 0.16 kt2022: 0.16 kt2023: 0.16 kt2024: 0.16 kt

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 0.1602 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 0.1653 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1455 kt, in 1996.

That places Southern Europe 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.1463 kt
1991 0.1463 kt +0.0%
1992 0.1463 kt +0.0%
1993 0.1459 kt -0.3%
1994 0.1458 kt -0.1%
1995 0.1456 kt -0.1%
1996 0.1455 kt -0.1%
1997 0.1455 kt +0.0%
1998 0.153 kt +5.2%
1999 0.158 kt +3.3%
2000 0.1596 kt +1.0%
2001 0.1591 kt -0.3%
2002 0.1632 kt +2.6%
2003 0.1634 kt +0.1%
2004 0.1653 kt +1.2%
2005 0.1646 kt -0.4%
2006 0.164 kt -0.4%
2007 0.1627 kt -0.8%
2008 0.1636 kt +0.6%
2009 0.1638 kt +0.1%
2010 0.164 kt +0.1%
2011 0.164 kt +0.0%
2012 0.1641 kt +0.1%
2013 0.1643 kt +0.1%
2014 0.1635 kt -0.5%
2015 0.1635 kt +0.0%
2016 0.1628 kt -0.4%
2017 0.1622 kt -0.4%
2018 0.1616 kt -0.4%
2019 0.1608 kt -0.5%
2020 0.1605 kt -0.2%
2021 0.16 kt -0.3%
2022 0.1602 kt +0.1%
2023 0.1602 kt +0.0%
2024 0.1602 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1478 kt 0.1455 kt 0.158 kt 10
2000s 0.1629 kt 0.1591 kt 0.1653 kt 10
2010s 0.1631 kt 0.1608 kt 0.1643 kt 10
2020s 0.1602 kt 0.16 kt 0.1605 kt 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 19 Finland 1.23 kt compare
  2. 20 Sweden 1.1 kt compare
  3. 21 New Zealand 0.9348 kt compare
  4. 22 China 0.8838 kt compare
  5. 22 China, mainland 0.8838 kt compare
  6. 24 Lithuania 0.8321 kt compare
  7. 25 Ukraine 0.8048 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Europe?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.1602 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.1653 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1455 kt in 1996.
How does Southern Europe rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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.