Drained organic soils — Area in Asia
Asia: Drained organic soils — Area was 7.87 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Asia stood at 7.87 million ha.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Asia peaked at 7.88 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.62 million ha, in 1994.
Asia ranks 2nd of 46 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.64 million ha | 6.62 million ha | 6.73 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.98 million ha | 6.73 million ha | 7.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.68 million ha | 7.46 million ha | 7.84 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 million ha | 7.87 million ha | 7.88 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Asia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Asia was 7.87 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 million ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 million ha in 1994.
- How does Asia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 46 regions with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.