Drained organic soils — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Drained organic soils — Area was 3.79 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Northern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Northern Europe stood at 3.79 million ha.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Northern Europe peaked at 3.79 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.88 million ha, in 1990.
Northern Europe ranks 8th of 31 groups 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.88 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.88 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.55 million ha | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 3.55 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.55 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.55 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.55 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.53 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.54 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.58 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.61 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.61 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.62 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.62 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.64 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.65 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.65 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.66 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.67 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.68 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.70 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.71 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.72 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.72 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.72 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.72 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.73 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.74 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.77 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.79 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.79 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.79 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.79 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.79 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.79 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.42 million ha | 2.88 million ha | 3.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 million ha | 3.61 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 million ha | 3.70 million ha | 3.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 million ha | 3.79 million ha | 3.79 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Northern Europe?
- Drained organic soils — area in Northern Europe was 3.79 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 million ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 million ha in 1990.
- How does Northern Europe rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.