Drained organic soils — Area in Germany
Germany: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.11 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.11 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.14 million ha
in 1995
All-time low
1.11 million ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Drained organic soils — Area in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.11 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Germany peaked at 1.14 million ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million ha, in 2022.
That places Germany 7th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Drained organic soils — Area in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.14 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million ha | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.11 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 1715.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.11 million ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 138.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million ha | 1.12 million ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 1.12 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 1.11 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 459,259 ha compare
- 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
- 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,357 ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Germany?
- Drained organic soils — area in Germany was 1.11 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million ha in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.