Drained organic soils — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg

Belgium-Luxembourg: Drained organic soils — Area was 8,508 ha in 1999. ▬ Flat

Latest (1999)
8,508 ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
71st
of 221 countries
All-time high
8,685 ha
in 1990
All-time low
8,437 ha
in 1997
Years of data
10
1990–1999

Drained organic soils — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1990–1999

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990199419991990: 8.7k ha1991: 8.7k ha1992: 8.7k ha1993: 8.7k ha1994: 8.6k ha1995: 8.5k ha1996: 8.5k ha1997: 8.4k ha1998: 8.4k ha1999: 8.5k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Belgium-Luxembourg is 8,508 ha, measured in 1999.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 8,685 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,437 ha, in 1997.

That places Belgium-Luxembourg 71st out of 221 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1990 to 1999.
Year ha Change
1990 8,685 ha
1991 8,685 ha +0.0%
1992 8,685 ha +0.0%
1993 8,675 ha -0.1%
1994 8,626 ha -0.6%
1995 8,489 ha -1.6%
1996 8,464 ha -0.3%
1997 8,437 ha -0.3%
1998 8,438 ha +0.0%
1999 8,508 ha +0.8%

Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg

  1. 68 Czechia 10,089 ha compare
  2. 69 Portugal 9,676 ha compare
  3. 70 Uruguay 9,257 ha compare
  4. 72 Belgium 8,013 ha
  5. 73 Angola 7,742 ha compare
  6. 74 Slovenia 6,167 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Drained organic soils — area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 8,508 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 8,685 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 8,437 ha in 1997.
How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for drained organic soils — area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 71st out of 221 countries with data for 1999.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg 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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
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.