Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Cropland organic soils — Area was 2.19 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland organic soils — area in Northern America stood at 2.19 million ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Northern America peaked at 2.19 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million ha, in 1994.
Northern America ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.12 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.12 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.12 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.14 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.14 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.15 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.17 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.18 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.18 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.18 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.19 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.19 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.17 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.17 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.18 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.19 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.19 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.19 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 million ha | 2.12 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million ha | 2.17 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 2.19 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 6 Poland 774,834 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 73,871 ha compare
- 7 Ukraine 629,378 ha compare
- 8 Malaysia 606,968 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,762 ha compare
- 9 Germany 557,208 ha compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
- 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
- 12 Bangladesh 323,785 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 104.88 ha compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Northern America?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Northern America was 2.19 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million ha in 1994.
- How does Northern America rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.