Drained organic soils — Area in Americas
Americas: Drained organic soils — Area was 3.63 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.63 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.63 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
3.46 million ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Drained organic soils — Area in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 3.63 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Americas peaked at 3.63 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.46 million ha, in 1990.
Americas ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drained organic soils — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.46 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.46 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.48 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.47 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.51 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.51 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.52 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.53 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.55 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.57 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.57 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.57 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.57 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.59 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.59 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.58 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.58 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.58 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.58 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.58 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.58 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.58 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.58 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.58 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.58 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.59 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.61 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.62 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.62 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.63 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.63 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.50 million ha | 3.46 million ha | 3.55 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million ha | 3.57 million ha | 3.59 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 million ha | 3.58 million ha | 3.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 million ha | 3.62 million ha | 3.63 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
- 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
- 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,357 ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
- 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare
- 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Americas?
- Drained organic soils — area in Americas was 3.63 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 million ha in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas 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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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.