Drained organic soils — Area in Annex I countries
Annex I countries: Drained organic soils — Area was 14.60 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Annex I countries, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Annex I countries recorded 14.60 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Annex I countries peaked at 14.60 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.35 million ha, in 1994.
Annex I countries ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Drained organic soils — Area in Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.37 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 14.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.37 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.36 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.35 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.40 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 14.38 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.36 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.40 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.46 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.51 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.51 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.50 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.48 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.47 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.47 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.46 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.45 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.43 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.42 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.45 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.48 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.49 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.49 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.48 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.48 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.47 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.48 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.55 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.57 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.59 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.59 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.60 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.60 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.60 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.38 million ha | 14.35 million ha | 14.46 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.47 million ha | 14.42 million ha | 14.51 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.49 million ha | 14.45 million ha | 14.57 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.59 million ha | 14.59 million ha | 14.60 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Annex I countries
More climate change data for Annex I countries
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238,744 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 759,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 889.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,115 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 278,273 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 900.92 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 30.57 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,412 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 235,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,529 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Annex I countries?
- Drained organic soils — area in Annex I countries was 14.60 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.60 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.35 million ha in 1994.
- How does Annex I countries rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Annex I countries 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.