Austria vs Switzerland: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC
Austria
12,954 ha
in 2020
Switzerland
17,250 ha
in 2020
Austria rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
21st
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 17,250 ha against 12,954 ha in Austria, a difference of 4,296 ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 32 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,954 ha | 17,919 ha | 4,965 ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 12,954 ha | 17,607 ha | 4,653 ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 12,954 ha | 17,360 ha | 4,406 ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12,954 ha | 17,250 ha | 4,296 ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area — unfccc, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 17,250 ha against 12,954 ha in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area — unfccc between Austria and Switzerland?
- 4,296 ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Austria ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. 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.