Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Sweden

Sweden: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 364,850 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
364,850 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 238 countries
All-time high
364,850 ha
in 2022
All-time low
254,421 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 254.5k ha1991: 254.5k ha1992: 254.5k ha1993: 254.5k ha1994: 254.4k ha1995: 255.4k ha1996: 255.6k ha1997: 256.1k ha1998: 257.4k ha1999: 260.9k ha2000: 267.5k ha2001: 268.1k ha2002: 268.8k ha2003: 271.3k ha2004: 276.9k ha2005: 284.1k ha2006: 286.4k ha2007: 289.0k ha2008: 292.8k ha2009: 299.0k ha2010: 308.3k ha2011: 316.4k ha2012: 318.3k ha2013: 318.9k ha2014: 322.2k ha2015: 323.0k ha2016: 326.9k ha2017: 332.3k ha2018: 351.1k ha2019: 362.9k ha2020: 364.1k ha2021: 364.1k ha2022: 364.9k ha2023: 364.9k ha2024: 364.9k ha

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 364,850 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Sweden peaked at 364,850 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 254,421 ha, in 1994.

That places Sweden 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 255,776 ha 254,421 ha 260,855 ha 10
2000s 280,374 ha 267,478 ha 299,012 ha 10
2010s 328,034 ha 308,260 ha 362,885 ha 10
2020s 364,546 ha 364,064 ha 364,850 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
  2. 14 Melanesia 459,259 ha compare
  3. 15 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
  4. 17 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare
  5. 18 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
  6. 19 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Sweden?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Sweden was 364,850 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 364,850 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 254,421 ha in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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.