Drained organic soils — Area in Oceania

Oceania: Drained organic soils — Area was 703,799 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
703,799 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 36 groups
All-time high
720,413 ha
in 2002
All-time low
611,649 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Oceania, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 611.9k ha1991: 611.9k ha1992: 611.9k ha1993: 611.8k ha1994: 611.6k ha1995: 651.6k ha1996: 651.4k ha1997: 654.6k ha1998: 664.7k ha1999: 686.7k ha2000: 708.9k ha2001: 716.0k ha2002: 720.4k ha2003: 717.1k ha2004: 718.4k ha2005: 714.2k ha2006: 709.3k ha2007: 705.6k ha2008: 695.7k ha2009: 692.0k ha2010: 691.5k ha2011: 690.6k ha2012: 690.1k ha2013: 689.0k ha2014: 687.3k ha2015: 687.3k ha2016: 684.0k ha2017: 683.5k ha2018: 685.9k ha2019: 689.1k ha2020: 696.2k ha2021: 700.2k ha2022: 703.8k ha2023: 703.8k ha2024: 703.8k ha

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 21st out of 36 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
  2. 19 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
  3. 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare
  4. 21 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
  5. 22 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 279,863 ha compare
  6. 23 Sudan (former) 260,614 ha compare
  7. 24 South Sudan 251,606 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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 21st out of 36 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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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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