Drained organic soils — Area in Czechia

Czechia: Drained organic soils — Area was 10,089 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10,089 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 221 countries
All-time high
10,632 ha
in 1997
All-time low
10,018 ha
in 2016
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Czechia, 1993–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1993200820241993: 10.6k ha1994: 10.6k ha1995: 10.6k ha1996: 10.5k ha1997: 10.6k ha1998: 10.6k ha1999: 10.6k ha2000: 10.5k ha2001: 10.5k ha2002: 10.4k ha2003: 10.2k ha2004: 10.1k ha2005: 10.1k ha2006: 10.1k ha2007: 10.1k ha2008: 10.1k ha2009: 10.0k ha2010: 10.0k ha2011: 10.1k ha2012: 10.1k ha2013: 10.1k ha2014: 10.1k ha2015: 10.1k ha2016: 10.0k ha2017: 10.0k ha2018: 10.1k ha2019: 10.1k ha2020: 10.1k ha2021: 10.1k ha2022: 10.1k ha2023: 10.1k ha2024: 10.1k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Czechia is 10,089 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Czechia peaked at 10,632 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10,018 ha, in 2016.

Czechia ranks 68th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Czechia, 1993 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1993 10,610 ha —
1994 10,604 ha -0.0%
1995 10,580 ha -0.2%
1996 10,545 ha -0.3%
1997 10,632 ha +0.8%
1998 10,616 ha -0.2%
1999 10,614 ha -0.0%
2000 10,517 ha -0.9%
2001 10,458 ha -0.6%
2002 10,371 ha -0.8%
2003 10,185 ha -1.8%
2004 10,093 ha -0.9%
2005 10,086 ha -0.1%
2006 10,077 ha -0.1%
2007 10,085 ha +0.1%
2008 10,064 ha -0.2%
2009 10,045 ha -0.2%
2010 10,047 ha +0.0%
2011 10,052 ha +0.0%
2012 10,052 ha +0.0%
2013 10,052 ha +0.0%
2014 10,053 ha +0.0%
2015 10,053 ha +0.0%
2016 10,018 ha -0.4%
2017 10,035 ha +0.2%
2018 10,067 ha +0.3%
2019 10,059 ha -0.1%
2020 10,064 ha +0.0%
2021 10,091 ha +0.3%
2022 10,089 ha -0.0%
2023 10,089 ha +0.0%
2024 10,089 ha +0.0%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 10,089 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 15.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 10,089 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,600 ha 10,545 ha 10,632 ha 7
2000s 10,198 ha 10,045 ha 10,517 ha 10
2010s 10,049 ha 10,018 ha 10,067 ha 10
2020s 10,084 ha 10,064 ha 10,091 ha 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 65 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare
  2. 66 Botswana 12,444 ha compare
  3. 67 Gabon 12,202 ha compare
  4. 69 Portugal 9,676 ha compare
  5. 70 Uruguay 9,257 ha compare
  6. 71 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,508 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Czechia?
Drained organic soils — area in Czechia was 10,089 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 10,632 ha in 1997.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,018 ha in 2016.
How does Czechia rank for drained organic soils — area?
Czechia ranks 68th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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.