Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Denmark

Denmark: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 85,378 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
85,378 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
87,732 ha
in 1995
All-time low
85,378 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 87.6k ha1991: 87.6k ha1992: 87.6k ha1993: 87.6k ha1994: 87.6k ha1995: 87.7k ha1996: 87.6k ha1997: 87.6k ha1998: 87.6k ha1999: 86.9k ha2000: 86.9k ha2001: 87.0k ha2002: 86.9k ha2003: 86.8k ha2004: 86.7k ha2005: 86.7k ha2006: 86.7k ha2007: 86.8k ha2008: 86.7k ha2009: 86.7k ha2010: 86.8k ha2011: 86.9k ha2012: 86.9k ha2013: 86.9k ha2014: 86.8k ha2015: 86.8k ha2016: 86.5k ha2017: 86.5k ha2018: 86.4k ha2019: 86.0k ha2020: 85.9k ha2021: 85.8k ha2022: 85.4k ha2023: 85.4k ha2024: 85.4k ha

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 85,378 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Denmark peaked at 87,732 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 85,378 ha, in 2022.

That places Denmark 42nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87,556 ha 86,935 ha 87,732 ha 10
2000s 86,787 ha 86,687 ha 86,986 ha 10
2010s 86,636 ha 85,995 ha 86,861 ha 10
2020s 85,566 ha 85,378 ha 85,875 ha 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 39 India 100,547 ha compare
  2. 40 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
  3. 41 Madagascar 94,647 ha compare
  4. 43 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
  5. 44 Guyana 73,874 ha compare
  6. 45 Burundi 68,925 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Denmark?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Denmark was 85,378 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 87,732 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 85,378 ha in 2022.
How does Denmark rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Denmark ranks 42nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark 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.