Drained organic soils — Area 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
116
Highest
9.85 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Mozambique
Median
23,270 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Drained organic soils — Area is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 9.85 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 23,270 ha, and the mean is 293,338 ha.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 57.6%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 100.0%).
Drained organic soils — Area: 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 |
| 4 | Melanesia | 459,259 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 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 |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 100,312 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 1.11 million ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 74,654 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 1.06 million ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 35,397 ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 1.02 million ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9,357 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 683,641 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 6,792 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Malaysia | 657,392 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,187 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 527,407 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 111.95 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 510,430 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 457,496 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 364,850 ha | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 353,955 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 352,401 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Lithuania | 349,418 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 300,190 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Myanmar | 296,891 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 279,863 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Sudan (former) | 260,614 ha | 2011 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | South Sudan | 251,606 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 244,540 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46,479 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 242,993 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 26 | France | 216,314 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 198,530 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Caribbean | 7,210 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 194,665 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 190,598 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 181,558 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | Japan | 154,660 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 32 | China | 151,724 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 32 | China, mainland | 151,724 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | New Zealand | 126,115 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 123,333 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 36 | Uganda | 119,041 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Australia | 118,425 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | India | 100,547 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Madagascar | 94,647 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Denmark | 85,378 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Guyana | 73,874 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 68,925 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 43 | Nepal | 64,253 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 44 | Congo | 61,771 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 45,875 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | Chile | 45,766 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 38,961 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Iceland | 37,666 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Rwanda | 35,516 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 50 | Switzerland | 32,037 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 51 | Cameroon | 30,426 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 27,518 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 24,285 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 54 | Thailand | 22,254 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 55 | South Africa | 19,706 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 19,363 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 57 | Spain | 16,831 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 58 | Malawi | 16,536 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 59 | Colombia | 16,170 ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 60 | Guinea | 16,130 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 14,517 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Suriname | 14,497 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Brazil | 13,445 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 13,422 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 65 | Faroe Islands | 13,249 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Botswana | 12,444 ha | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 67 | Gabon | 12,202 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 68 | Czechia | 10,089 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 69 | Portugal | 9,676 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 9,257 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 71 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 8,508 ha | 1999 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 72 | Belgium | 8,013 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Angola | 7,742 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Slovenia | 6,167 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,904 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 76 | Jamaica | 5,868 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 5,143 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 78 | Belize | 4,391 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,308 ha | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 80 | Albania | 3,830 ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 81 | Peru | 2,883 ha | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 82 | Liberia | 2,400 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 83 | Slovakia | 2,389 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 1,755 ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 1,749 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 86 | Ghana | 1,696 ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 87 | Ecuador | 1,626 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 1,342 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,292 ha | 2005 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 1,146 ha | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 91 | French Guiana | 1,031 ha | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 92 | Isle of Man | 964.93 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | Montenegro | 641.22 ha | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 629.43 ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 330.35 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 236.12 ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 175.44 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 98 | Eritrea | 165.07 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Eswatini | 144.82 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 100 | Namibia | 106.11 ha | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 101 | Serbia | 88.66 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.37 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 14.24 ha | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 104 | Mexico | 11.57 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Mozambique | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
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
- Asia 7.87 million ha
- Annex I countries 14.60 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.91 million ha
- Europe 11.01 million ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 559,231 ha
- Non-Annex I countries 10.00 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 5.99 million ha
- Middle Africa 122,665 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
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.08 million ha
- Western Europe 1.68 million ha
- United States of America 1.55 million ha
- Africa 1.39 million ha
- Eastern Asia 1.33 million ha
- Eastern Africa 1.17 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.01 million ha
- Oceania 703,799 ha
- South America 675,366 ha
- Southern Asia 546,273 ha
- Southern Europe 112,033 ha
- Western Africa 66,704 ha
- Southern Africa 32,401 ha
- Central America 21,304 ha
- Central Asia 236.12 ha
- Western Asia 111.95 ha
- Northern Africa 0 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.