Drained organic soils — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Drained organic soils — Area was 122,665 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Middle Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 122,665 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Middle Africa peaked at 122,665 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 105,902 ha, in 2001.
Middle Africa ranks 5th of 22 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 108,088 ha | — |
| 1991 | 108,088 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 108,088 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 108,088 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 108,088 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 107,957 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 107,371 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 106,699 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 107,220 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 108,787 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 108,034 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 105,902 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 106,215 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 105,942 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 106,376 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 106,752 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 107,185 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 106,887 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 108,006 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 108,667 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 109,386 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 111,498 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 115,758 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 116,820 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 117,875 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 117,858 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 119,902 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 120,217 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 120,744 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 120,110 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 119,997 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 121,692 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 122,665 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 122,665 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 122,665 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107,847 ha | 106,699 ha | 108,787 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,997 ha | 105,902 ha | 108,667 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,017 ha | 109,386 ha | 120,744 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,937 ha | 119,997 ha | 122,665 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Middle Africa?
- Drained organic soils — area in Middle Africa was 122,665 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 122,665 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,902 ha in 2001.
- How does Middle Africa rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.