Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Cropland organic soils — Area was 2.19 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.19 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
2.19 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
2.12 million ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern America, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200720241990: 2.1M ha1991: 2.1M ha1992: 2.1M ha1993: 2.1M ha1994: 2.1M ha1995: 2.1M ha1996: 2.1M ha1997: 2.1M ha1998: 2.2M ha1999: 2.2M ha2000: 2.2M ha2001: 2.2M ha2002: 2.2M ha2003: 2.2M ha2004: 2.2M ha2005: 2.2M ha2006: 2.2M ha2007: 2.2M ha2008: 2.2M ha2009: 2.2M ha2010: 2.2M ha2011: 2.2M ha2012: 2.2M ha2013: 2.2M ha2014: 2.2M ha2015: 2.2M ha2016: 2.2M ha2017: 2.2M ha2018: 2.2M ha2019: 2.2M ha2020: 2.2M ha2021: 2.2M ha2022: 2.2M ha2023: 2.2M ha2024: 2.2M ha

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

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Poland 774,834 ha compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 73,871 ha compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 629,378 ha compare
  4. 8 Malaysia 606,968 ha compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,762 ha compare
  6. 9 Germany 557,208 ha compare
  7. 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
  8. 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
  9. 12 Bangladesh 323,785 ha compare
  10. 12 Türkiye 104.88 ha compare

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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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Indicator
Cropland 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
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