Drained organic soils — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.17 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 1.17 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.19 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 915,941 ha, in 1994.
That places Eastern Africa 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 915,982 ha | — |
| 1991 | 915,982 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 915,982 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 915,978 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 915,941 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 922,339 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 921,796 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 922,559 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 924,450 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 928,815 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 930,366 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 930,542 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 931,586 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 930,450 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 930,127 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 930,922 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 930,837 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 930,016 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 930,054 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 929,995 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 930,399 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 930,635 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million ha | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.17 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 919,982 ha | 915,941 ha | 928,815 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 930,490 ha | 929,995 ha | 931,586 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million ha | 930,399 ha | 1.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million ha | 1.17 million ha | 1.17 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 14 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
- 15 Sweden 364,850 ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
- 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Eastern Africa?
- Drained organic soils — area in Eastern Africa was 1.17 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 915,941 ha in 1994.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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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.