Drained organic soils — Area in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Drained organic soils — Area was 279,863 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Falkland Islands (Malvinas), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) recorded 279,863 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) peaked at 280,987 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 279,863 ha, in 2022.
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ranks 21st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Drained organic soils — Area in Falkland Islands (Malvinas), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 280,963 ha | — |
| 1991 | 280,963 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 280,963 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 280,963 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 280,963 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 280,963 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 280,979 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 280,979 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 280,987 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 280,906 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 280,866 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 280,648 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 280,594 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 280,578 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 280,594 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 280,457 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 280,457 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 280,417 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 280,417 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 280,409 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 280,425 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 280,425 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280,425 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 280,474 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 280,474 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 280,474 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 280,474 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 280,474 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 280,466 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 280,348 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 280,325 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 279,959 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 279,863 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 279,863 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 279,863 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280,963 ha | 280,906 ha | 280,987 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 280,544 ha | 280,409 ha | 280,866 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 280,446 ha | 280,348 ha | 280,474 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,975 ha | 279,863 ha | 280,325 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
- 22 Sudan (former) 260,614 ha compare
- 23 South Sudan 251,606 ha compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 244,540 ha compare
More climate change data for Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0.0006 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0168 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,042 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,042 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions 3.93 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,042 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,042 kt (2023)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 0 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area 0 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area 0 1000 ha (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- Drained organic soils — area in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) was 279,863 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- The highest recorded value was 280,987 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,863 ha in 2022.
- How does Falkland Islands (Malvinas) rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ranks 21st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 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.