Italy vs Sri Lanka: Drained organic soils — Area
Italy
24,285 ha
in 2024
Sri Lanka
27,518 ha
in 2024
Italy rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Drained organic soils — Area over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 27,518 ha against 24,285 ha in Italy, a difference of 3,233 ha.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 221 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,740 ha | 29,397 ha | 4,657 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 24,768 ha | 29,339 ha | 4,571 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 24,675 ha | 28,236 ha | 3,561 ha | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 24,285 ha | 27,543 ha | 3,258 ha | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 27,518 ha against 24,285 ha in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 3,233 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
- Italy ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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.