Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Sri Lanka or Thailand?

Sri Lanka, at 27,518 ha against 22,254 ha in Thailand as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Sri Lanka and Thailand?

5,264 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Drained organic soils — Area

Sri Lanka

27,518 ha

in 2024

Thailand

22,254 ha

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

52nd

Thailand rank

54th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Sri Lanka
Thailand

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 27,518 ha against 22,254 ha in Thailand, a difference of 5,264 ha.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 54th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29,397 ha	21,639 ha	7,759 ha	Sri Lanka
2000s	29,339 ha	20,286 ha	9,053 ha	Sri Lanka
2010s	28,236 ha	21,094 ha	7,142 ha	Sri Lanka
2020s	27,543 ha	22,140 ha	5,404 ha	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Sri Lanka or Thailand?: Sri Lanka, at 27,518 ha against 22,254 ha in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Sri Lanka and Thailand?: 5,264 ha, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Sri Lanka ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 54th 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.