Drained organic soils — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Drained organic soils — Area was 32,401 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Southern Africa is 32,401 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Southern Africa peaked at 32,401 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26,758 ha, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,758 ha | — |
| 1991 | 26,758 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,758 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26,758 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26,758 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,897 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 27,037 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 27,224 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 27,817 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 29,038 ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 29,585 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 29,661 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30,168 ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 31,069 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 31,692 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 31,813 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31,664 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 31,757 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31,793 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 31,835 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31,836 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31,781 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 31,781 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31,727 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31,600 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 31,598 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 31,748 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 31,829 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31,835 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32,295 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 32,344 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 32,332 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 32,401 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32,401 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32,401 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,180 ha | 26,758 ha | 29,038 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,104 ha | 29,585 ha | 31,835 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,803 ha | 31,598 ha | 32,295 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,376 ha | 32,332 ha | 32,401 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Sudan (former) 260,614 ha compare
- 23 South Sudan 251,606 ha compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 244,540 ha compare
- 25 Norway 242,993 ha compare
- 26 France 216,314 ha compare
- 27 Hungary 198,530 ha compare
- 28 Latvia 194,665 ha compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Southern Africa?
- Drained organic soils — area in Southern Africa was 32,401 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32,401 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,758 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.