Drained organic soils — Area in Austria
Austria: Drained organic soils — Area was 13,422 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Austria recorded 13,422 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Austria peaked at 13,609 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,407 ha, in 1998.
That places Austria 64th out of 221 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Austria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,565 ha | — |
| 1991 | 12,565 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,565 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,565 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,559 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,499 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12,474 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 12,413 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 12,407 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,648 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 12,945 ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 13,003 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13,116 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13,037 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13,242 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,417 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 13,373 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 13,373 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13,373 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,445 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13,503 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13,503 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,512 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13,600 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13,608 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13,608 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,608 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,608 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,609 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,417 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13,418 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13,424 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13,422 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 13,422 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,422 ha | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 13,422 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 20.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 13,422 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Austria?
- Drained organic soils — area 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 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13,609 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,407 ha in 1998.
- How does Austria rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Austria ranks 64th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area 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. 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.