Asia vs OECD: Cropland organic soils — Area
Asia
6.28 million ha
in 2024
OECD
5.60 million ha
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
OECD rank
1st
Cropland organic soils — Area over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
Asia currently reports 6.28 million ha against 5.60 million ha in OECD, a difference of 689,140 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.
Asia ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.13 million ha | 5.39 million ha | 265,267 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 5.44 million ha | 5.53 million ha | 98,868 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 6.09 million ha | 5.56 million ha | 536,876 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 6.29 million ha | 5.60 million ha | 694,702 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Asia or OECD?
- Asia, at 6.28 million ha against 5.60 million ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Asia and OECD?
- 689,140 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and OECD rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
- Asia ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.