Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Grassland organic soils — Area

Germany
553,573 ha
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.18 million ha
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
2nd

Grassland organic soils — Area over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199020072024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.18 million ha against 553,573 ha in Germany, a difference of 627,487 ha.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.1 times Germany's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd of 221 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 538,332 ha 1.21 million ha 676,299 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 541,797 ha 1.19 million ha 648,757 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 546,875 ha 1.19 million ha 642,018 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 553,630 ha 1.18 million ha 629,050 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.18 million ha against 553,573 ha in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
627,487 ha, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for grassland organic soils — area?
Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/grassland-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/germany/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/grassland-organic-soils-area-fao-tier-1/germany/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland/">Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Grassland organic soils — Area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Grassland 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

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.