Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Greece

Greece: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 45,875 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
45,875 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 238 countries
All-time high
47,195 ha
in 1995
All-time low
45,875 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 47.0k ha1991: 47.0k ha1992: 47.0k ha1993: 47.0k ha1994: 47.0k ha1995: 47.2k ha1996: 47.2k ha1997: 47.2k ha1998: 47.1k ha1999: 47.1k ha2000: 47.0k ha2001: 47.0k ha2002: 47.0k ha2003: 46.9k ha2004: 46.9k ha2005: 46.9k ha2006: 46.8k ha2007: 46.8k ha2008: 46.8k ha2009: 46.7k ha2010: 46.7k ha2011: 46.7k ha2012: 46.6k ha2013: 46.6k ha2014: 46.5k ha2015: 46.5k ha2016: 46.4k ha2017: 46.3k ha2018: 46.1k ha2019: 46.0k ha2020: 46.0k ha2021: 45.9k ha2022: 45.9k ha2023: 45.9k ha2024: 45.9k ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Greece stood at 45,875 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Greece peaked at 47,195 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 45,875 ha, in 2022.

That places Greece 49th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,087 ha 47,024 ha 47,195 ha 10
2000s 46,882 ha 46,712 ha 47,026 ha 10
2010s 46,431 ha 46,003 ha 46,676 ha 10
2020s 45,906 ha 45,875 ha 45,964 ha 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 46 Nepal 64,253 ha compare
  2. 47 Congo 61,771 ha compare
  3. 48 Côte d'Ivoire 46,479 ha compare
  4. 50 Chile 45,766 ha compare
  5. 51 Bulgaria 38,961 ha compare
  6. 52 Iceland 37,666 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Greece?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Greece was 45,875 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 47,195 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 45,875 ha in 2022.
How does Greece rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Greece ranks 49th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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.