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 238 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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 1.1M ha1991: 1.1M ha1992: 1.1M ha1993: 1.1M ha1994: 1.1M ha1995: 1.1M ha1996: 1.1M ha1997: 1.1M ha1998: 1.1M ha1999: 1.1M ha2000: 1.1M ha2001: 1.1M ha2002: 1.1M ha2003: 1.1M ha2004: 1.1M ha2005: 1.1M ha2006: 1.1M ha2007: 1.1M ha2008: 1.1M ha2009: 1.1M ha2010: 1.1M ha2011: 1.1M ha2012: 1.1M ha2013: 1.1M ha2014: 1.1M ha2015: 1.1M ha2016: 1.1M ha2017: 1.1M ha2018: 1.1M ha2019: 1.1M ha2020: 1.1M ha2021: 1.1M ha2022: 1.1M ha2023: 1.1M ha2024: 1.1M ha

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 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare
  2. 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare
  3. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
  4. 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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 238 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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
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.