Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Eswatini

Eswatini: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 144.82 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
144.82 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 238 countries
All-time high
144.82 ha
in 2019
All-time low
118.06 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

0501001501990200720241990: 118.1 ha1991: 118.1 ha1992: 118.1 ha1993: 118.1 ha1994: 118.1 ha1995: 118.1 ha1996: 118.1 ha1997: 118.1 ha1998: 118.1 ha1999: 124.9 ha2000: 131.8 ha2001: 131.8 ha2002: 131.8 ha2003: 131.8 ha2004: 131.8 ha2005: 138.6 ha2006: 138.6 ha2007: 138.6 ha2008: 138.6 ha2009: 138.6 ha2010: 138.6 ha2011: 138.6 ha2012: 138.6 ha2013: 138.6 ha2014: 138.6 ha2015: 138.6 ha2016: 138.6 ha2017: 138.6 ha2018: 138.6 ha2019: 144.8 ha2020: 144.8 ha2021: 144.8 ha2022: 144.8 ha2023: 144.8 ha2024: 144.8 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini stood at 144.82 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini peaked at 144.82 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 118.06 ha, in 1990.

Eswatini ranks 106th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 118.75 ha 118.06 ha 124.92 ha 10
2000s 135.22 ha 131.78 ha 138.65 ha 10
2010s 139.26 ha 138.65 ha 144.82 ha 10
2020s 144.82 ha 144.82 ha 144.82 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 103 Kazakhstan 236.12 ha compare
  2. 104 Luxembourg 175.44 ha compare
  3. 105 Eritrea 165.07 ha compare
  4. 107 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
  5. 108 Namibia 106.11 ha compare
  6. 109 Serbia 88.66 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini was 144.82 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 144.82 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 118.06 ha in 1990.
How does Eswatini rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Eswatini ranks 106th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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.