Americas vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Drained organic soils — Area

Americas
3.63 million ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
5,187 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020072024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 3.63 million ha against 5,187 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 3.62 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 699.2 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 9th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 3.50 million ha 4,232 ha 3.49 million ha Americas
2000s 3.58 million ha 4,233 ha 3.57 million ha Americas
2010s 3.59 million ha 4,784 ha 3.58 million ha Americas
2020s 3.62 million ha 5,187 ha 3.62 million ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Americas or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Americas, at 3.63 million ha against 5,187 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
3.62 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Americas ranks 9th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
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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