Cropland organic soils — Area by country
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.
Countries reporting
114
Highest
5.60 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Mozambique
Median
15,854 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Cropland organic soils — Area is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 5.60 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,854 ha, and the mean is 196,595 ha.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 70.1%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Cropland organic soils — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 5.60 million ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4.51 million ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.66 million ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 1.35 million ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | Melanesia | 451,105 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 1.22 million ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 774,834 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 73,871 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 7 | Ukraine | 629,378 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64,436 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Malaysia | 606,968 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,351 ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 557,208 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,762 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 449,553 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 6,434 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 427,330 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4,885 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 323,785 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Türkiye | 104.88 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 293,608 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 290,313 ha | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 15 | Myanmar | 256,127 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Hungary | 179,368 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | France | 163,964 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 157,008 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 144,837 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 144,053 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 133,942 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 22 | Uganda | 109,306 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Mongolia | 101,215 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 98,637 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46,050 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 94,624 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 26 | India | 92,466 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | China | 92,300 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 27 | China, mainland | 92,300 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 4,888 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 91,785 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 69,727 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 68,462 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Madagascar | 68,109 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 67,792 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 59,567 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Guyana | 59,120 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 36 | Congo | 53,416 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Burundi | 47,302 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 42,372 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 39,880 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 35,481 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Rwanda | 31,966 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | Sudan (former) | 30,669 ha | 2011 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 43 | Cameroon | 29,709 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | South Sudan | 29,620 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 45 | Argentina | 26,016 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 46 | Ireland | 25,357 ha | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 23,206 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Chile | 20,681 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 16,833 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Romania | 16,705 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 16,614 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 52 | Switzerland | 15,943 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 53 | Malawi | 15,765 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Panama | 13,073 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Guinea | 12,814 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Botswana | 12,079 ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 57 | Gabon | 11,962 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 58 | Suriname | 11,736 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 11,526 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 9,505 ha | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 61 | New Zealand | 8,895 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 62 | Portugal | 7,159 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 7,007 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 64 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 5,766 ha | 1999 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,633 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 66 | Angola | 5,307 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 67 | Belgium | 5,177 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 68 | Slovenia | 4,547 ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 69 | South Africa | 4,123 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 3,739 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 3,535 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 72 | Austria | 3,472 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 73 | Uruguay | 2,637 ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 2,619 ha | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 75 | Liberia | 2,235 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 76 | Slovakia | 1,903 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 77 | Kenya | 1,780 ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,756 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 79 | Fiji | 1,539 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 1,535 ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 81 | Belize | 1,495 ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 82 | Ecuador | 1,408 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,287 ha | 2005 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 1,149 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 1,076 ha | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 86 | French Guiana | 873.3 ha | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 860.57 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 88 | Brazil | 835.75 ha | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 641.22 ha | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 90 | Faroe Islands | 563.66 ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 91 | Croatia | 317.14 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 314.71 ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 93 | Eritrea | 156.81 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 89.75 ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 95 | Serbia | 83.09 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 51.39 ha | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 97 | Eswatini | 50.78 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 98 | Isle of Man | 45.54 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 99 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 38.5 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.94 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 12.57 ha | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 10.99 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 103 | Mozambique | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 17.13 million ha
- Asia 6.28 million ha
- Annex I countries 9.56 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.25 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 7.57 million ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 528,344 ha
- Europe 7.16 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 5.47 million ha
- Middle Africa 110,252 ha
- Eastern Europe 4.66 million ha
- European Union (27) 3.34 million ha
- Americas 2.38 million ha
- Northern America 2.19 million ha
- Northern Europe 1.57 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.47 million ha
- United States of America 972,302 ha
- Western Europe 844,491 ha
- Africa 786,147 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 625,804 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 618,649 ha
- Eastern Africa 597,008 ha
- Oceania 519,567 ha
- Southern Asia 475,456 ha
- Eastern Asia 343,238 ha
- South America 163,820 ha
- Southern Europe 92,651 ha
- Western Africa 62,635 ha
- Southern Africa 16,252 ha
- Central America 15,755 ha
- Western Asia 104.88 ha
- Central Asia 51.39 ha
- Northern Africa 0 ha
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.