Cropland organic soils — Area in World
World: Cropland organic soils — Area was 17.13 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in World is 17.13 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in World peaked at 17.13 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.52 million ha, in 1994.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.52 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 15.52 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.52 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.53 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.52 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.65 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.63 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.67 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.75 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.88 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.95 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.96 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.98 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.01 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.06 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.15 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.25 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.36 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.43 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.49 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.60 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.69 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.77 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.79 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.85 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.85 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.89 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.91 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.00 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.06 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.12 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.13 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.13 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.13 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.13 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.62 million ha | 15.52 million ha | 15.88 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.16 million ha | 15.95 million ha | 16.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.84 million ha | 16.60 million ha | 17.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.13 million ha | 17.12 million ha | 17.13 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in World?
- Cropland organic soils — area in World was 17.13 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 17.13 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.52 million ha in 1994.
- How does World rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.