Drained organic soils — Area, annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Drained organic soils — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
114
Highest
0.8252 % change on previous year
Belgium-Luxembourg
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Mozambique
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
4,840

What the numbers show

Drained organic soils — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 0.8252 % change on previous year in Belgium-Luxembourg; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.75 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).

Drained organic soils — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.8252 % change on previous year 1999 — volatile
2 Angola 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Albania 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Argentina 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Australia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Austria 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Burundi 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Belgium 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Belarus 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Belize 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Brazil 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Botswana 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Canada 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Chile 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 China 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Congo 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Colombia 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Czechia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Germany 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Denmark 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Spain 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Estonia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Finland 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Fiji 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 France 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Gabon 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Ghana 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Greece 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Guyana 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Croatia 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Hungary 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Isle of Man 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 India 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Ireland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Iceland 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Italy 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Japan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Kenya 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Liberia 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Latvia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Malawi 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Namibia 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year 2023 — volatile
2 Norway 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Nepal 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Panama 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Peru 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Poland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Portugal 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Romania 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Serbia 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Suriname 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Slovenia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Sweden 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Thailand 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Uganda 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Uruguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 South Africa 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Zambia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Serbia and Montenegro 0 % change on previous year 2005 — volatile
2 OECD 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Melanesia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Caribbean 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Republic of Moldova 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Türkiye 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
2 Australia and New Zealand 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 % change on previous year 2024 — volatile
114 Sudan (former) -0.0326 % change on previous year 2011 up 73.0% volatile
115 Guinea-Bissau -100 % change on previous year 2019 — volatile
115 Mozambique -100 % change on previous year 2019 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Drained organic soils — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
148 places, 4,840 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Drained organic soils — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.