Drained organic soils — Area in Non-Annex I countries

Non-Annex I countries: Drained organic soils — Area was 10.00 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.00 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
10.01 million ha
in 2021
All-time low
8.51 million ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Non-Annex I countries, 1990–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1990200720241990: 8.5M ha1991: 8.5M ha1992: 8.5M ha1993: 8.5M ha1994: 8.5M ha1995: 8.6M ha1996: 8.6M ha1997: 8.6M ha1998: 8.7M ha1999: 8.8M ha2000: 8.8M ha2001: 8.8M ha2002: 8.8M ha2003: 8.9M ha2004: 9.0M ha2005: 9.0M ha2006: 9.2M ha2007: 9.3M ha2008: 9.4M ha2009: 9.5M ha2010: 9.6M ha2011: 9.6M ha2012: 9.7M ha2013: 9.7M ha2014: 9.8M ha2015: 9.8M ha2016: 9.9M ha2017: 9.9M ha2018: 9.9M ha2019: 10.0M ha2020: 10.0M ha2021: 10.0M ha2022: 10.0M ha2023: 10.0M ha2024: 10.0M ha

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

Analysis

Non-Annex I countries recorded 10.00 million ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Non-Annex I countries peaked at 10.01 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.51 million ha, in 1990.

That places Non-Annex I countries 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Drained organic soils — Area in Non-Annex I countries, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Non-Annex I countries, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 8.51 million ha
1991 8.51 million ha +0.0%
1992 8.52 million ha +0.0%
1993 8.53 million ha +0.2%
1994 8.53 million ha -0.0%
1995 8.62 million ha +1.0%
1996 8.61 million ha -0.1%
1997 8.64 million ha +0.4%
1998 8.70 million ha +0.6%
1999 8.77 million ha +0.8%
2000 8.80 million ha +0.4%
2001 8.80 million ha +0.0%
2002 8.84 million ha +0.5%
2003 8.89 million ha +0.5%
2004 8.95 million ha +0.7%
2005 9.05 million ha +1.1%
2006 9.16 million ha +1.3%
2007 9.29 million ha +1.4%
2008 9.39 million ha +1.0%
2009 9.45 million ha +0.7%
2010 9.55 million ha +1.1%
2011 9.63 million ha +0.9%
2012 9.70 million ha +0.7%
2013 9.73 million ha +0.3%
2014 9.80 million ha +0.7%
2015 9.80 million ha -0.0%
2016 9.86 million ha +0.6%
2017 9.88 million ha +0.2%
2018 9.92 million ha +0.4%
2019 9.95 million ha +0.3%
2020 10.00 million ha +0.4%
2021 10.01 million ha +0.1%
2022 10.00 million ha -0.1%
2023 10.00 million ha +0.0%
2024 10.00 million ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.59 million ha 8.51 million ha 8.77 million ha 10
2000s 9.06 million ha 8.80 million ha 9.45 million ha 10
2010s 9.78 million ha 9.55 million ha 9.95 million ha 10
2020s 10.00 million ha 10.00 million ha 10.01 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Non-Annex I countries

  1. 1 OECD 9.85 million ha compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 1.91 million ha compare
  4. 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare
  5. 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare
  6. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
  7. 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Non-Annex I countries?
Drained organic soils — area in Non-Annex I countries was 10.00 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Non-Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 10.01 million ha in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Non-Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 8.51 million ha in 1990.
How does Non-Annex I countries rank for drained organic soils — area?
Non-Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Non-Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Non-Annex I countries 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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