Congo vs Guyana: Drained organic soils — Area

Congo
61,771 ha
in 2024
Guyana
73,874 ha
in 2024
Congo rank
44th
Guyana rank
41st

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Guyana
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 73,874 ha against 61,771 ha in Congo, a difference of 12,103 ha.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 44th and Guyana ranks 41st of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guyana Difference Ahead
1990s 53,547 ha 50,144 ha 3,403 ha Congo
2000s 49,895 ha 69,664 ha 19,769 ha Guyana
2010s 57,174 ha 71,694 ha 14,519 ha Guyana
2020s 61,228 ha 72,718 ha 11,489 ha Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Congo or Guyana?
Guyana, at 73,874 ha against 61,771 ha in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Congo and Guyana?
12,103 ha, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guyana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Guyana rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Congo ranks 44th and Guyana ranks 41st 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
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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.