Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Canada
Canada: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 1.38 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 238 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.
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
More climate change data for Canada
- Share co2 vs population 0.5266 (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 13.42 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 35.64 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 13.42 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 13.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Canada?
- Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million ha in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. 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.