Ireland vs World: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Ireland
7.66 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.1895 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- World
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.66 ha per square kilometre against 0.1895 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 7.47 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 40.4 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 ha per square kilometre | 0.1889 ha per square kilometre | 7.81 ha per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 7.85 ha per square kilometre | 0.1848 ha per square kilometre | 7.67 ha per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.75 ha per square kilometre | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | 7.57 ha per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.67 ha per square kilometre | 0.1894 ha per square kilometre | 7.48 ha per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Ireland or World?
- Ireland, at 7.66 ha per square kilometre against 0.1895 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Ireland and World?
- 7.47 ha per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and World rank globally for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.