Drained organic soils — Area in Romania
Romania: Drained organic soils — Area was 19,363 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19,363 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Romania peaked at 19,363 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,683 ha, in 1990.
Romania ranks 56th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Drained organic soils — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,683 ha | — |
| 1991 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18,683 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18,859 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 18,859 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18,947 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18,947 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,950 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,762 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18,762 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,890 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 18,874 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18,874 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,920 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18,950 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18,950 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19,016 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18,955 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 18,955 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18,894 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18,894 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18,894 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18,844 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19,363 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 19,363 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19,363 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,363 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,363 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19,363 ha | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 19,363 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 29.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 19,363 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,701 ha | 18,683 ha | 18,859 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,879 ha | 18,762 ha | 18,950 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,971 ha | 18,844 ha | 19,363 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,363 ha | 19,363 ha | 19,363 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More climate change data for Romania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 268.00 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,127 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 361.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Romania?
- Drained organic soils — area in Romania was 19,363 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19,363 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,683 ha in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania 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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About this data
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.