Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 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
238
Highest
5.60 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 5.60 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 94,146 ha.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 56 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 — FAO TIER 1: 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 |
| 5 | Canada | 1.22 million ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 774,834 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 629,378 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Malaysia | 606,968 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 557,208 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Melanesia | 451,105 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 449,553 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 427,330 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 323,785 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 293,608 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 290,313 ha | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 256,127 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 179,368 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | France | 163,964 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 157,008 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 144,837 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 144,053 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 133,942 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Uganda | 109,306 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 101,215 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 98,637 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 94,624 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 27 | India | 92,466 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | China | 92,300 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | China, mainland | 92,300 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 91,785 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 73,871 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 69,727 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 68,462 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Madagascar | 68,109 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Norway | 67,792 ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64,436 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 37 | Australia | 59,567 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Guyana | 59,120 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Congo | 53,416 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 40 | Burundi | 47,302 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46,050 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Nepal | 42,372 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 39,880 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 35,481 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 45 | Rwanda | 31,966 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 46 | Sudan (former) | 30,669 ha | 2011 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 29,709 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | South Sudan | 29,620 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 28,351 ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 26,016 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Ireland | 25,357 ha | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 23,206 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 20,681 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 16,833 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 16,705 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 56 | Thailand | 16,614 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 57 | Switzerland | 15,943 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 58 | Malawi | 15,765 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 59 | Panama | 13,073 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Guinea | 12,814 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Botswana | 12,079 ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 62 | Gabon | 11,962 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 63 | Suriname | 11,736 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 11,526 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 9,505 ha | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 8,895 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 67 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,762 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | 7,159 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 69 | Czechia | 7,007 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 6,434 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 71 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 5,766 ha | 1999 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 72 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,633 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 5,307 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 74 | Belgium | 5,177 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 75 | Caribbean | 4,888 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4,885 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 77 | Slovenia | 4,547 ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 3,739 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 3,535 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 80 | Austria | 3,472 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 81 | Uruguay | 2,637 ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 2,619 ha | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 83 | Liberia | 2,235 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 84 | Slovakia | 1,903 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 85 | Kenya | 1,780 ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,756 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 87 | Fiji | 1,539 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 1,535 ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 89 | Belize | 1,495 ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 90 | Ecuador | 1,408 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,287 ha | 2005 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 1,149 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 93 | French Guiana | 873.3 ha | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 860.57 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 95 | Brazil | 835.75 ha | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Montenegro | 641.22 ha | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 97 | Faroe Islands | 563.66 ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 98 | Croatia | 317.14 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 314.71 ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Eritrea | 156.81 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Türkiye | 104.88 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 89.75 ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 103 | Serbia | 83.09 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 51.39 ha | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 105 | Eswatini | 50.78 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 106 | Isle of Man | 45.54 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 107 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 38.5 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Equatorial Guinea | 20.94 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 12.57 ha | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 110 | Mexico | 10.99 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Channel Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Comoros | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 111 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Honduras | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Monaco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Mozambique | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 111 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Nigeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Nauru | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Pakistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | San Marino | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Mayotte | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Micronesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Pitcairn | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Holy See | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 111 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 ha | 2010 | — | flat |
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
- Annex I countries 9.56 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 7.57 million ha
- Europe 7.16 million ha
- Asia 6.28 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 5.47 million 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
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.