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

Latest (2024)
1.38 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.38 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
1.30 million ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 1.3M ha1991: 1.3M ha1992: 1.3M ha1993: 1.3M ha1994: 1.3M ha1995: 1.3M ha1996: 1.3M ha1997: 1.3M ha1998: 1.3M ha1999: 1.3M ha2000: 1.3M ha2001: 1.4M ha2002: 1.4M ha2003: 1.4M ha2004: 1.4M ha2005: 1.4M ha2006: 1.4M ha2007: 1.3M ha2008: 1.3M ha2009: 1.3M ha2010: 1.3M ha2011: 1.3M ha2012: 1.3M ha2013: 1.3M ha2014: 1.3M ha2015: 1.4M ha2016: 1.4M ha2017: 1.4M ha2018: 1.4M ha2019: 1.4M ha2020: 1.4M ha2021: 1.4M ha2022: 1.4M ha2023: 1.4M ha2024: 1.4M ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 1.91 million ha compare
  3. 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare
  4. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
  5. 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
  6. 8 Poland 1.06 million 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 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

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.