Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Botswana

Botswana: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 12,444 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12,444 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 238 countries
All-time high
12,444 ha
in 2022
All-time low
10,101 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 10.1k ha1991: 10.1k ha1992: 10.1k ha1993: 10.1k ha1994: 10.1k ha1995: 10.1k ha1996: 10.1k ha1997: 10.1k ha1998: 10.2k ha1999: 10.6k ha2000: 10.9k ha2001: 10.9k ha2002: 11.0k ha2003: 11.1k ha2004: 11.6k ha2005: 11.7k ha2006: 11.5k ha2007: 11.6k ha2008: 11.6k ha2009: 11.6k ha2010: 11.6k ha2011: 11.6k ha2012: 11.6k ha2013: 11.5k ha2014: 11.4k ha2015: 11.4k ha2016: 11.6k ha2017: 11.6k ha2018: 11.6k ha2019: 12.3k ha2020: 12.4k ha2021: 12.4k ha2022: 12.4k ha2023: 12.4k ha2024: 12.4k ha

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

Analysis

Botswana recorded 12,444 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Botswana peaked at 12,444 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,101 ha, in 1990.

Botswana ranks 70th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 10,155 ha 10,101 ha 10,566 ha 10
2000s 11,367 ha 10,926 ha 11,693 ha 10
2010s 11,635 ha 11,406 ha 12,322 ha 10
2020s 12,419 ha 12,383 ha 12,444 ha 5

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 67 Brazil 13,445 ha compare
  2. 68 Austria 13,422 ha compare
  3. 69 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare
  4. 71 Gabon 12,202 ha compare
  5. 72 Czechia 10,089 ha compare
  6. 73 Portugal 9,676 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Botswana?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Botswana was 12,444 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 Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 12,444 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 10,101 ha in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Botswana ranks 70th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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.