Drained organic soils — Area in Romania

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

Latest (2024)
19,363 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 221 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 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 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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Romania, 1990 to 2024.
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

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. 53 Italy 24,285 ha compare
  2. 54 Thailand 22,254 ha compare
  3. 55 South Africa 19,706 ha compare
  4. 57 Spain 16,831 ha compare
  5. 58 Malawi 16,536 ha compare
  6. 59 Colombia 16,170 ha compare

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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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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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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.