Eastern Europe vs Poland: Drained organic soils — Area

Eastern Europe
5.42 million ha
in 2024
Poland
1.06 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
6th
Poland rank
8th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Poland
2.0M4.0M6.0M199020072024

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 5.42 million ha against 1.06 million ha in Poland, a difference of 4.37 million ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 5.1 times Poland's.

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

Eastern Europe ranks 6th and Poland ranks 8th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 5.56 million ha 1.09 million ha 4.47 million ha Eastern Europe
2000s 5.41 million ha 1.07 million ha 4.34 million ha Eastern Europe
2010s 5.39 million ha 1.06 million ha 4.32 million ha Eastern Europe
2020s 5.42 million ha 1.06 million ha 4.36 million ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Eastern Europe or Poland?
Eastern Europe, at 5.42 million ha against 1.06 million ha in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Eastern Europe and Poland?
4.37 million ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Poland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eastern Europe and Poland rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 6th and Poland ranks 8th of 31 groups.
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

Eastern Europe vs Poland: Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/drained-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/eastern-europe/poland/

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/eastern-europe/poland/">Eastern Europe vs Poland: 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.