Drained organic soils — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.33 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Eastern Asia stood at 1.33 million ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.37 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million ha, in 2022.
That places Eastern Asia 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
- 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
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Eastern Asia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Eastern Asia was 1.33 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million ha in 2022.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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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.