What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in OECD?

Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in OECD was 9.85 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?

The highest recorded value was 9.85 million ha in 2020.

What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?

The lowest recorded value was 9.32 million ha in 1990.

How does OECD rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?

OECD ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.

Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in OECD?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this OECD data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in OECD

Name: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in OECD
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

OECD: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 9.85 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

9.85 million ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 238 countries

All-time high

9.85 million ha

in 2020

All-time low

9.32 million ha

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in OECD, 1990–2024

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 9.85 million ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in OECD peaked at 9.85 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.32 million ha, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	9.59 million ha	9.32 million ha	9.70 million ha	10
2000s	9.74 million ha	9.73 million ha	9.75 million ha	10
2010s	9.78 million ha	9.75 million ha	9.84 million ha	10
2020s	9.85 million ha	9.85 million ha	9.85 million ha	5

Countries ranked near OECD

2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
3 Russian Federation 1.91 million ha compare
4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for OECD

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 72,286 million t (2025)
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 147,607 kt (2025)
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -373,047 kt (2025)
Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 757.39 1000 ha (2025)
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -520,654 kt (2025)
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.56 kt (2024)
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.77 million ha (2024)
Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.59 million ha (2024)

All data for OECD →

Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in OECD?: Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in OECD was 9.85 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?: The highest recorded value was 9.85 million ha in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 9.32 million ha in 1990.
How does OECD rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?: OECD ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.