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Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia

Namibia: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 106.11 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
106.11 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 238 countries
All-time high
106.11 ha
in 2019
All-time low
67.34 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02550751001990200720241990: 67.3 ha1991: 67.3 ha1992: 67.3 ha1993: 67.3 ha1994: 67.3 ha1995: 67.3 ha1996: 67.3 ha1997: 67.3 ha1998: 67.3 ha1999: 67.3 ha2000: 67.3 ha2001: 67.3 ha2002: 67.3 ha2003: 67.3 ha2004: 67.3 ha2005: 67.3 ha2006: 67.3 ha2007: 67.3 ha2008: 67.3 ha2009: 67.3 ha2010: 67.3 ha2011: 67.3 ha2012: 67.3 ha2013: 67.3 ha2014: 67.3 ha2015: 67.3 ha2016: 67.3 ha2017: 67.3 ha2018: 67.3 ha2019: 106.1 ha2020: 106.1 ha2021: 106.1 ha2022: 106.1 ha2023: 106.1 ha2024: 106.1 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia stood at 106.11 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia peaked at 106.11 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.34 ha, in 1990.

That places Namibia 108th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 10
2000s 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 67.34 ha 10
2010s 71.22 ha 67.34 ha 106.11 ha 10
2020s 106.1 ha 106.11 ha 106.11 ha 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 105 Eritrea 165.07 ha compare
  2. 106 Eswatini 144.82 ha compare
  3. 107 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
  4. 109 Serbia 88.66 ha compare
  5. 110 Equatorial Guinea 21.37 ha compare
  6. 111 Solomon Islands 14.24 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Namibia was 106.11 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 106.11 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.34 ha in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Namibia ranks 108th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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.