Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Romania

Romania: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 19,363 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
19,363 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 238 countries
All-time high
19,363 ha
in 2019
All-time low
18,683 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720241990: 18.7k ha1991: 18.7k ha1992: 18.7k ha1993: 18.7k ha1994: 18.7k ha1995: 18.7k ha1996: 18.7k ha1997: 18.7k ha1998: 18.7k ha1999: 18.9k ha2000: 18.9k ha2001: 18.9k ha2002: 18.9k ha2003: 19.0k ha2004: 18.8k ha2005: 18.8k ha2006: 18.9k ha2007: 18.9k ha2008: 18.9k ha2009: 18.9k ha2010: 18.9k ha2011: 18.9k ha2012: 19.0k ha2013: 19.0k ha2014: 19.0k ha2015: 18.9k ha2016: 18.9k ha2017: 18.9k ha2018: 18.8k ha2019: 19.4k ha2020: 19.4k ha2021: 19.4k ha2022: 19.4k ha2023: 19.4k ha2024: 19.4k ha

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 19,363 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Romania peaked at 19,363 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,683 ha, in 1990.

Romania ranks 60th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 57 Sri Lanka 27,518 ha compare
  2. 58 Italy 24,285 ha compare
  3. 59 Thailand 22,254 ha compare
  4. 61 Spain 16,831 ha compare
  5. 62 Malawi 16,536 ha compare
  6. 63 Colombia 16,170 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Romania?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 19,363 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 18,683 ha in 1990.
How does Romania rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Romania ranks 60th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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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.