Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Spain

Spain: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 16,831 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,831 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 238 countries
All-time high
17,188 ha
in 2004
All-time low
12,970 ha
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 13.1k ha1991: 13.1k ha1992: 13.1k ha1993: 13.1k ha1994: 13.1k ha1995: 13.0k ha1996: 13.0k ha1997: 13.0k ha1998: 14.0k ha1999: 15.5k ha2000: 15.7k ha2001: 15.5k ha2002: 16.8k ha2003: 16.9k ha2004: 17.2k ha2005: 17.1k ha2006: 17.1k ha2007: 16.8k ha2008: 16.8k ha2009: 16.7k ha2010: 16.7k ha2011: 16.7k ha2012: 16.7k ha2013: 16.7k ha2014: 16.6k ha2015: 16.6k ha2016: 16.6k ha2017: 16.3k ha2018: 16.2k ha2019: 16.8k ha2020: 16.8k ha2021: 16.8k ha2022: 16.8k ha2023: 16.8k ha2024: 16.8k ha

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 16,831 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Spain peaked at 17,188 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12,970 ha, in 1995.

Spain ranks 61st of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,392 ha 12,970 ha 15,468 ha 10
2000s 16,678 ha 15,539 ha 17,188 ha 10
2010s 16,590 ha 16,174 ha 16,838 ha 10
2020s 16,833 ha 16,831 ha 16,838 ha 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 58 Italy 24,285 ha compare
  2. 59 Thailand 22,254 ha compare
  3. 60 Romania 19,363 ha compare
  4. 62 Malawi 16,536 ha compare
  5. 63 Colombia 16,170 ha compare
  6. 64 Guinea 16,130 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Spain?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Spain was 16,831 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 17,188 ha in 2004.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 12,970 ha in 1995.
How does Spain rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Spain ranks 61st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.