Drained organic soils — Area in France
France: Drained organic soils — Area was 216,314 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
France recorded 216,314 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in France peaked at 226,948 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 216,314 ha, in 2022.
France ranks 26th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in France, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 226,948 ha | — |
| 1991 | 226,948 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 226,948 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 226,744 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 226,563 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 226,837 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 226,912 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 226,567 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 226,142 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 225,232 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 224,801 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 223,948 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 222,321 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 220,675 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 218,443 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 218,417 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 218,342 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 218,290 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 217,919 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 217,766 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 217,758 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 217,773 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 217,754 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 217,767 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 217,578 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 217,573 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 217,410 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 217,370 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 217,563 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 216,837 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 216,899 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 216,480 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 216,314 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 216,314 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 216,314 ha | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 216,314 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 334.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- France's 216,314 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 27.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226,584 ha | 225,232 ha | 226,948 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,092 ha | 217,766 ha | 224,801 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,538 ha | 216,837 ha | 217,773 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 216,464 ha | 216,314 ha | 216,899 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in France?
- Drained organic soils — area in France was 216,314 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 226,948 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,314 ha in 2022.
- How does France rank for drained organic soils — area?
- France ranks 26th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.