Drained organic soils — Area in Canada
Canada: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.38 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.38 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Canada peaked at 1.38 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million ha, in 1994.
That places Canada 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.30 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.34 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.35 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.35 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million ha | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.38 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 2126.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 million ha | 1.30 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million ha | 1.35 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 1.91 million ha compare
- 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 459,259 ha compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
- 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
- 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Canada?
- Drained organic soils — area in Canada was 1.38 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million ha in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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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.