Grassland organic soils — Emissions in World

World: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 95.55 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
95.55 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
95.63 kt
in 2020
All-time low
94.11 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in World, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 94.6 kt1991: 94.6 kt1992: 94.6 kt1993: 94.6 kt1994: 94.6 kt1995: 94.5 kt1996: 94.4 kt1997: 94.1 kt1998: 94.2 kt1999: 94.3 kt2000: 94.4 kt2001: 94.4 kt2002: 94.4 kt2003: 94.3 kt2004: 94.3 kt2005: 94.4 kt2006: 94.4 kt2007: 94.5 kt2008: 94.5 kt2009: 94.5 kt2010: 94.7 kt2011: 94.9 kt2012: 95 kt2013: 95 kt2014: 95 kt2015: 95 kt2016: 95.2 kt2017: 95.3 kt2018: 95.6 kt2019: 95.6 kt2020: 95.6 kt2021: 95.6 kt2022: 95.6 kt2023: 95.6 kt2024: 95.6 kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 95.55 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in World peaked at 95.63 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.11 kt, in 1997.

World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in World, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 94.57 kt
1991 94.57 kt +0.0%
1992 94.57 kt +0.0%
1993 94.58 kt +0.0%
1994 94.56 kt -0.0%
1995 94.51 kt -0.1%
1996 94.38 kt -0.1%
1997 94.11 kt -0.3%
1998 94.22 kt +0.1%
1999 94.29 kt +0.1%
2000 94.37 kt +0.1%
2001 94.38 kt +0.0%
2002 94.36 kt -0.0%
2003 94.34 kt -0.0%
2004 94.34 kt -0.0%
2005 94.38 kt +0.0%
2006 94.42 kt +0.0%
2007 94.48 kt +0.1%
2008 94.53 kt +0.1%
2009 94.53 kt -0.0%
2010 94.69 kt +0.2%
2011 94.9 kt +0.2%
2012 94.99 kt +0.1%
2013 95.03 kt +0.0%
2014 95.01 kt -0.0%
2015 95.02 kt +0.0%
2016 95.22 kt +0.2%
2017 95.27 kt +0.1%
2018 95.58 kt +0.3%
2019 95.6 kt +0.0%
2020 95.63 kt +0.0%
2021 95.59 kt -0.0%
2022 95.55 kt -0.0%
2023 95.55 kt +0.0%
2024 95.55 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.44 kt 94.11 kt 94.58 kt 10
2000s 94.41 kt 94.34 kt 94.53 kt 10
2010s 95.13 kt 94.69 kt 95.6 kt 10
2020s 95.58 kt 95.55 kt 95.63 kt 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 57.41 kt compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.91 kt compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 13.76 kt compare
  4. 4 Germany 8.2 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in World?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in World was 95.55 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 95.63 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 94.11 kt in 1997.
How does World rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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.