Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Romania or South Africa?

South Africa, at 19,706 ha against 19,363 ha in Romania as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Romania and South Africa?

343 ha, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?

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.

Romania vs South Africa: Drained organic soils — Area

Romania

19,363 ha

in 2024

South Africa

19,706 ha

in 2024

Romania rank

56th

South Africa rank

55th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Romania
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 19,706 ha against 19,363 ha in Romania, a difference of 343 ha.

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

Romania ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,701 ha	16,839 ha	1,862 ha	Romania
2000s	18,879 ha	19,534 ha	655.83 ha	South Africa
2010s	18,971 ha	19,957 ha	985.56 ha	South Africa
2020s	19,363 ha	19,706 ha	342.46 ha	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Romania or South Africa?: South Africa, at 19,706 ha against 19,363 ha in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Romania and South Africa?: 343 ha, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Romania ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 55th 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
Last refreshed: 12 August 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.