Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Côte d'Ivoire or Nepal?

Nepal, at 64,253 ha against 46,479 ha in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Nepal: Drained organic soils — Area

Côte d'Ivoire

46,479 ha

in 2024

Nepal

64,253 ha

in 2024

Côte d'Ivoire rank

48th

Nepal rank

46th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 64,253 ha against 46,479 ha in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 17,774 ha.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 46th of 242 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41,405 ha	62,828 ha	21,423 ha	Nepal
2000s	45,471 ha	67,467 ha	21,995 ha	Nepal
2010s	46,150 ha	66,262 ha	20,111 ha	Nepal
2020s	46,449 ha	64,307 ha	17,858 ha	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Côte d'Ivoire or Nepal?: Nepal, at 64,253 ha against 46,479 ha in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal?: 17,774 ha, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 46th of 242 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: 275 places, 9,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 October 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.