Australia vs India: Drained organic soils — Area
Australia
118,425 ha
in 2024
India
100,547 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
India rank
38th
Drained organic soils — Area over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 118,425 ha against 100,547 ha in India, a difference of 17,878 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 37th and India ranks 38th of 221 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,544 ha | 103,791 ha | 13,754 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 119,082 ha | 102,012 ha | 17,070 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 118,292 ha | 101,391 ha | 16,901 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 118,393 ha | 100,568 ha | 17,825 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 118,425 ha against 100,547 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Australia and India?
- 17,878 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
- Australia ranks 37th and India ranks 38th of 221 countries.
- 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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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.