Drained organic soils — Area in Australia
Australia: Drained organic soils — Area was 118,425 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area 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 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 in Australia peaked at 119,864 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 116,316 ha, in 1994.
That places Australia 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Drained organic soils — Area in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 116,437 ha | — |
| 1991 | 116,437 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 116,437 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 116,417 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 116,316 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 117,778 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 118,211 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 118,627 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 119,103 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 119,681 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 119,864 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 119,742 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 119,562 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 119,357 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 118,968 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 118,908 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 118,731 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 118,631 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 118,521 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 118,539 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 118,498 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 118,440 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 118,431 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 118,365 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 118,233 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 118,233 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 118,141 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 118,144 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 118,143 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 118,294 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 118,287 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 118,402 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 118,425 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 118,425 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 118,425 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 118,425 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 182.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
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
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Australia?
- Drained organic soils — area 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 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 119,864 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,316 ha in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area 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. 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.