Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Bangladesh or Finland?

Finland, at 510,430 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Bangladesh and Finland?

156,475 ha, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Finland?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Bangladesh vs Finland: Drained organic soils — Area

Bangladesh

353,955 ha

in 2024

Finland

510,430 ha

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

16th

Finland rank

13th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Bangladesh
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 510,430 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 156,475 ha.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 16th and Finland ranks 13th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	369,024 ha	392,203 ha	23,179 ha	Finland
2000s	361,348 ha	439,799 ha	78,450 ha	Finland
2010s	358,766 ha	473,928 ha	115,162 ha	Finland
2020s	355,884 ha	509,417 ha	153,532 ha	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Bangladesh or Finland?: Finland, at 510,430 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Bangladesh and Finland?: 156,475 ha, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Finland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Finland rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Bangladesh ranks 16th and Finland ranks 13th 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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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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.