Drained organic soils — Area in Africa
Africa: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.39 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1.39 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Africa peaked at 1.40 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million ha, in 1994.
Africa ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 1.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 1.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Africa?
- Drained organic soils — area in Africa was 1.39 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million ha in 1994.
- How does Africa rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.