Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Australia
Australia: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 118,425 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Australia is 118,425 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Australia peaked at 119,864 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 116,316 ha, in 1994.
That places Australia 38th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,544 ha | 116,316 ha | 119,681 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,082 ha | 118,521 ha | 119,864 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,292 ha | 118,141 ha | 118,498 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,393 ha | 118,287 ha | 118,425 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 35 New Zealand 126,115 ha compare
- 36 Ethiopia 123,333 ha compare
- 37 Uganda 119,041 ha compare
- 39 India 100,547 ha compare
- 40 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
- 41 Madagascar 94,647 ha compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Australia?
- Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Australia was 118,425 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 119,864 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,316 ha in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. 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.