Drained organic soils — Area in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.91 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.91 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.91 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
1.81 million ha
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Russian Federation, 1992–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1992200820241992: 1.8M ha1993: 1.8M ha1994: 1.8M ha1995: 1.8M ha1996: 1.8M ha1997: 1.8M ha1998: 1.8M ha1999: 1.8M ha2000: 1.8M ha2001: 1.8M ha2002: 1.8M ha2003: 1.8M ha2004: 1.8M ha2005: 1.8M ha2006: 1.8M ha2007: 1.8M ha2008: 1.8M ha2009: 1.8M ha2010: 1.8M ha2011: 1.8M ha2012: 1.8M ha2013: 1.8M ha2014: 1.8M ha2015: 1.8M ha2016: 1.8M ha2017: 1.9M ha2018: 1.9M ha2019: 1.9M ha2020: 1.9M ha2021: 1.9M ha2022: 1.9M ha2023: 1.9M ha2024: 1.9M ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Russian Federation is 1.91 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Russian Federation peaked at 1.91 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million ha, in 1997.

That places Russian Federation 3rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.81 million ha 1.81 million ha 1.83 million ha 8
2000s 1.83 million ha 1.81 million ha 1.84 million ha 10
2010s 1.85 million ha 1.82 million ha 1.89 million ha 10
2020s 1.91 million ha 1.90 million ha 1.91 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 OECD 9.85 million ha compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
  3. 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare
  4. 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare
  5. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Russian Federation?
Drained organic soils — area in Russian Federation was 1.91 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.91 million ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million ha in 1997.
How does Russian Federation rank for drained organic soils — area?
Russian Federation ranks 3rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russian Federation 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.