Drained organic soils — Area in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Drained organic soils — Area was 14.60 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
14.60 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
14.60 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
14.35 million ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Annex I countries, 1990–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1990200720241990: 14.4M ha1991: 14.4M ha1992: 14.4M ha1993: 14.4M ha1994: 14.3M ha1995: 14.4M ha1996: 14.4M ha1997: 14.4M ha1998: 14.4M ha1999: 14.5M ha2000: 14.5M ha2001: 14.5M ha2002: 14.5M ha2003: 14.5M ha2004: 14.5M ha2005: 14.5M ha2006: 14.5M ha2007: 14.4M ha2008: 14.4M ha2009: 14.4M ha2010: 14.4M ha2011: 14.5M ha2012: 14.5M ha2013: 14.5M ha2014: 14.5M ha2015: 14.5M ha2016: 14.5M ha2017: 14.5M ha2018: 14.5M ha2019: 14.6M ha2020: 14.6M ha2021: 14.6M ha2022: 14.6M ha2023: 14.6M ha2024: 14.6M ha

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 OECD 9.85 million ha compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 1.91 million ha compare
  4. 4 Belarus, Republic of 1.50 million ha compare
  5. 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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 12 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.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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