Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Italy or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 32,037 ha against 24,285 ha in Italy as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Italy and Switzerland?

7,752 ha, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?

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.

Italy vs Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Area

Italy

24,285 ha

in 2024

Switzerland

32,037 ha

in 2024

Italy rank

58th

Switzerland rank

55th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Italy
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 32,037 ha against 24,285 ha in Italy, a difference of 7,752 ha.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 242 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,740 ha	36,331 ha	11,591 ha	Switzerland
2000s	24,768 ha	33,206 ha	8,439 ha	Switzerland
2010s	24,675 ha	32,721 ha	8,046 ha	Switzerland
2020s	24,285 ha	32,077 ha	7,792 ha	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Italy or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 32,037 ha against 24,285 ha in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Italy and Switzerland?: 7,752 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Italy ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 55th 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.