Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Denmark
Denmark: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 85,378 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Denmark, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More climate change data for Denmark
- Share co2 vs population 0.0576 (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 4.75 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 4.20 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 4.75 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 4.75 (2024)
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
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.