Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Area

Canada
1.38 million ha
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.27 million ha
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.38 million ha against 1.27 million ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 104,420 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Canada ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.31 million ha 1.31 million ha 4,551 ha Canada
2000s 1.35 million ha 1.28 million ha 69,444 ha Canada
2010s 1.35 million ha 1.28 million ha 74,356 ha Canada
2020s 1.38 million ha 1.27 million ha 101,534 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Canada, at 1.38 million ha against 1.27 million ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
104,420 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Canada ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/canada/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/canada/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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.