Italy vs Norway: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC

Italy
23,195 ha
in 2020
Norway
70,369 ha
in 2020
Italy rank
19th
Norway rank
17th

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 70,369 ha against 23,195 ha in Italy, a difference of 47,174 ha.

That makes Norway's figure about 3.0 times Italy's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 19th and Norway ranks 17th of 32 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 23,234 ha 65,288 ha 42,054 ha Norway
2000s 23,288 ha 67,818 ha 44,530 ha Norway
2010s 23,237 ha 68,952 ha 45,715 ha Norway
2020s 23,195 ha 70,369 ha 47,173 ha Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area — unfccc, Italy or Norway?
Norway, at 70,369 ha against 23,195 ha in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area — unfccc between Italy and Norway?
47,174 ha, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
Italy ranks 19th and Norway ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
33 places, 997 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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.