Drained 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
9.85 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
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 9.85 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 142,884 ha.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 57.6%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 9.85 million ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4.93 million ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 1.91 million ha | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 4 | Belarus | 1.50 million ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 1.38 million ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.27 million ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 1.11 million ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1.06 million ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Mongolia | 1.02 million ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Ukraine | 683,641 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 11 | Malaysia | 657,392 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 527,407 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 510,430 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 14 | Melanesia | 459,259 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 457,496 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 364,850 ha | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 353,955 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Zambia | 352,401 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 19 | Lithuania | 349,418 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 300,190 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Myanmar | 296,891 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 279,863 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Sudan (former) | 260,614 ha | 2011 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | South Sudan | 251,606 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 244,540 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 242,993 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | France | 216,314 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 198,530 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 194,665 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 190,598 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 181,558 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 32 | Japan | 154,660 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 33 | China | 151,724 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | China, mainland | 151,724 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 126,115 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 123,333 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 37 | Uganda | 119,041 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Australia | 118,425 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | India | 100,547 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 40 | United Republic of Tanzania | 100,312 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 94,647 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Denmark | 85,378 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 74,654 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 44 | Guyana | 73,874 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 45 | Burundi | 68,925 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 46 | Nepal | 64,253 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 47 | Congo | 61,771 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 48 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46,479 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 45,875 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 50 | Chile | 45,766 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 38,961 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Iceland | 37,666 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Rwanda | 35,516 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 35,397 ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 32,037 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 56 | Cameroon | 30,426 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 27,518 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 24,285 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 59 | Thailand | 22,254 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 60 | Romania | 19,363 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 61 | Spain | 16,831 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 62 | Malawi | 16,536 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 63 | Colombia | 16,170 ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 64 | Guinea | 16,130 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 14,517 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Suriname | 14,497 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 67 | Brazil | 13,445 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 13,422 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 69 | Faroe Islands | 13,249 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 70 | Botswana | 12,444 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 71 | Gabon | 12,202 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 10,089 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 9,676 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9,357 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 75 | Uruguay | 9,257 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 76 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 8,508 ha | 1999 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 77 | Belgium | 8,013 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 78 | Angola | 7,742 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 79 | Caribbean | 7,210 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 6,792 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 81 | Slovenia | 6,167 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,904 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 83 | Jamaica | 5,868 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,187 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 85 | Kenya | 5,143 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 86 | Belize | 4,391 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,308 ha | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 88 | Albania | 3,830 ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 89 | Peru | 2,883 ha | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 90 | Liberia | 2,400 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 91 | Slovakia | 2,389 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 1,755 ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 93 | Fiji | 1,749 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 94 | Ghana | 1,696 ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 95 | Ecuador | 1,626 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 1,342 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 97 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,292 ha | 2005 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 98 | French Guiana | 1,031 ha | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 99 | Isle of Man | 964.93 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 100 | Montenegro | 641.22 ha | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 629.43 ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 330.35 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 236.12 ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 175.44 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 105 | Eritrea | 165.07 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Eswatini | 144.82 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 107 | Türkiye | 111.95 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 108 | Namibia | 106.11 ha | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia | 88.66 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.37 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 14.24 ha | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 112 | Mexico | 11.57 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Channel Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Comoros | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Honduras | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Liechtenstein | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Monaco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mozambique | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 113 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Nigeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Nauru | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Pakistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | San Marino | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Mayotte | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Micronesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Pitcairn | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Holy See | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | 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 24.59 million ha
- Annex I countries 14.60 million ha
- Europe 11.01 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 10.00 million ha
- Asia 7.87 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 5.99 million ha
- Eastern Europe 5.42 million ha
- European Union (27) 5.30 million ha
- Northern Europe 3.79 million ha
- Americas 3.63 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.09 million ha
- Northern America 2.92 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.