Drained organic soils — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Drained organic soils — Area was 1.01 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 1.01 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.03 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 997,709 ha, in 1994.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drained organic soils — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 997,742 ha | — |
| 1991 | 997,742 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 997,742 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 997,742 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 997,709 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 million ha | 997,709 ha | 1.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million ha | 1.01 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million ha | 1.01 million ha | 1.01 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 15 Sweden 364,850 ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
- 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
- 21 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 279,863 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Drained organic soils — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.01 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 997,709 ha in 1994.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.