Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Austria

Austria: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 13,422 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13,422 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 238 countries
All-time high
13,609 ha
in 2018
All-time low
12,407 ha
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Austria, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 12.6k ha1991: 12.6k ha1992: 12.6k ha1993: 12.6k ha1994: 12.6k ha1995: 12.5k ha1996: 12.5k ha1997: 12.4k ha1998: 12.4k ha1999: 12.6k ha2000: 12.9k ha2001: 13.0k ha2002: 13.1k ha2003: 13.0k ha2004: 13.2k ha2005: 13.4k ha2006: 13.4k ha2007: 13.4k ha2008: 13.4k ha2009: 13.4k ha2010: 13.5k ha2011: 13.5k ha2012: 13.5k ha2013: 13.6k ha2014: 13.6k ha2015: 13.6k ha2016: 13.6k ha2017: 13.6k ha2018: 13.6k ha2019: 13.4k ha2020: 13.4k ha2021: 13.4k ha2022: 13.4k ha2023: 13.4k ha2024: 13.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Austria recorded 13,422 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Austria peaked at 13,609 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,407 ha, in 1998.

That places Austria 68th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,526 ha 12,407 ha 12,648 ha 10
2000s 13,232 ha 12,945 ha 13,445 ha 10
2010s 13,557 ha 13,417 ha 13,609 ha 10
2020s 13,422 ha 13,418 ha 13,424 ha 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 65 Panama 14,517 ha compare
  2. 66 Suriname 14,497 ha compare
  3. 67 Brazil 13,445 ha compare
  4. 69 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare
  5. 70 Botswana 12,444 ha compare
  6. 71 Gabon 12,202 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Austria?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Austria was 13,422 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 Austria?
The highest recorded value was 13,609 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 12,407 ha in 1998.
How does Austria rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Austria ranks 68th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
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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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.