Drained organic soils — Area in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Drained organic soils — Area was 3.79 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.79 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.79 million ha
in 2020
All-time low
2.88 million ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Northern Europe, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200720241990: 2.9M ha1991: 2.9M ha1992: 3.5M ha1993: 3.5M ha1994: 3.5M ha1995: 3.6M ha1996: 3.5M ha1997: 3.5M ha1998: 3.5M ha1999: 3.6M ha2000: 3.6M ha2001: 3.6M ha2002: 3.6M ha2003: 3.6M ha2004: 3.6M ha2005: 3.6M ha2006: 3.7M ha2007: 3.7M ha2008: 3.7M ha2009: 3.7M ha2010: 3.7M ha2011: 3.7M ha2012: 3.7M ha2013: 3.7M ha2014: 3.7M ha2015: 3.7M ha2016: 3.7M ha2017: 3.7M ha2018: 3.8M ha2019: 3.8M ha2020: 3.8M ha2021: 3.8M ha2022: 3.8M ha2023: 3.8M ha2024: 3.8M ha

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
  3. 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
  4. 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
  6. 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
  7. 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare

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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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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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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.