Drained organic soils — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Drained organic soils — Area was 703,799 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Oceania is 703,799 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Oceania peaked at 720,413 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 611,649 ha, in 1994.
That places Oceania 19th out of 31 groups 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 611,867 ha | — |
| 1991 | 611,867 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 611,867 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 611,807 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 611,649 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 651,650 ha | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 651,388 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 654,609 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 664,660 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 686,735 ha | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 708,856 ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 715,995 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 720,413 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 717,060 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 718,418 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 714,217 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 709,287 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 705,625 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 695,709 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 692,045 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 691,519 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 690,569 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 690,143 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 689,047 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 687,314 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 687,307 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 684,029 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 683,520 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 685,880 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 689,058 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 696,185 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 700,168 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 703,799 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 703,799 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 703,799 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 636,810 ha | 611,649 ha | 686,735 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 709,762 ha | 692,045 ha | 720,413 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 687,839 ha | 683,520 ha | 691,519 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 701,550 ha | 696,185 ha | 703,799 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 16 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
- 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
- 21 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 279,863 ha compare
- 22 Sudan (former) 260,614 ha compare
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Oceania?
- Drained organic soils — area in Oceania was 703,799 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 720,413 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 611,649 ha in 1994.
- How does Oceania rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Oceania ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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.