Drained organic soils — Area in Sweden
Sweden: Drained organic soils — Area was 364,850 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 364,850 ha for drained organic soils — area 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 in Sweden peaked at 364,850 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 254,421 ha, in 1994.
That places Sweden 15th out of 221 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.
Drained organic soils — Area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 254,500 ha | — |
| 1991 | 254,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 254,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 254,459 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 254,421 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 255,384 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 255,649 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 256,106 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 257,383 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 260,855 ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 267,478 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 268,054 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 268,778 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 271,317 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 276,898 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 284,059 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 286,401 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 288,963 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 292,777 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 299,012 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 308,260 ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 316,402 ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 318,341 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 318,900 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 322,248 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 323,022 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 326,896 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 332,284 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 351,099 ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 362,885 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 364,064 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 364,115 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 364,850 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 364,850 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 364,850 ha | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 364,850 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 563.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 364,850 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 45.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 ha
- 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 ha
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha
- 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha
- 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 13 Micronesia 0 ha
- 13 Polynesia 0 ha
- 14 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 352,401 ha compare
- 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Sweden?
- Drained organic soils — area 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 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 364,850 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,421 ha in 1994.
- How does Sweden rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area 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. 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.