Drained organic soils — Area in Ukraine

Ukraine: Drained organic soils — Area was 683,641 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
683,641 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 221 countries
All-time high
724,015 ha
in 1995
All-time low
682,285 ha
in 2021
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Ukraine, 1992–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1992200820241992: 722.1k ha1993: 721.9k ha1994: 721.5k ha1995: 724.0k ha1996: 720.6k ha1997: 719.3k ha1998: 720.1k ha1999: 714.0k ha2000: 711.8k ha2001: 709.8k ha2002: 706.7k ha2003: 702.9k ha2004: 695.9k ha2005: 694.3k ha2006: 693.2k ha2007: 691.4k ha2008: 688.0k ha2009: 685.8k ha2010: 685.3k ha2011: 685.8k ha2012: 686.0k ha2013: 686.1k ha2014: 686.4k ha2015: 686.4k ha2016: 684.4k ha2017: 683.3k ha2018: 683.3k ha2019: 682.6k ha2020: 682.7k ha2021: 682.3k ha2022: 683.6k ha2023: 683.6k ha2024: 683.6k ha

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

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 683,641 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Ukraine peaked at 724,015 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 682,285 ha, in 2021.

That places Ukraine 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Ukraine, 1992 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1992 722,111 ha —
1993 721,884 ha -0.0%
1994 721,477 ha -0.1%
1995 724,015 ha +0.4%
1996 720,604 ha -0.5%
1997 719,270 ha -0.2%
1998 720,086 ha +0.1%
1999 714,048 ha -0.8%
2000 711,778 ha -0.3%
2001 709,842 ha -0.3%
2002 706,717 ha -0.4%
2003 702,914 ha -0.5%
2004 695,899 ha -1.0%
2005 694,259 ha -0.2%
2006 693,230 ha -0.1%
2007 691,358 ha -0.3%
2008 687,981 ha -0.5%
2009 685,756 ha -0.3%
2010 685,337 ha -0.1%
2011 685,801 ha +0.1%
2012 685,981 ha +0.0%
2013 686,138 ha +0.0%
2014 686,430 ha +0.0%
2015 686,430 ha +0.0%
2016 684,367 ha -0.3%
2017 683,304 ha -0.2%
2018 683,316 ha +0.0%
2019 682,606 ha -0.1%
2020 682,710 ha +0.0%
2021 682,285 ha -0.1%
2022 683,641 ha +0.2%
2023 683,641 ha +0.0%
2024 683,641 ha +0.0%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 683,641 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 41513.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 683,641 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,013 ha, 85.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 720,437 ha 714,048 ha 724,015 ha 8
2000s 697,973 ha 685,756 ha 711,778 ha 10
2010s 684,971 ha 682,606 ha 686,430 ha 10
2020s 683,184 ha 682,285 ha 683,641 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
  2. 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
  3. 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,357 ha compare
  6. 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
  7. 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
  8. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
  9. 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare
  10. 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
  11. 12 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
  12. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 ha
  13. 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
  14. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha
  15. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 ha
  16. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
  17. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha
  18. 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha
  19. 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
  20. 13 Micronesia 0 ha
  21. 13 Polynesia 0 ha

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Ukraine?
Drained organic soils — area in Ukraine was 683,641 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 724,015 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 682,285 ha in 2021.
How does Ukraine rank for drained organic soils — area?
Ukraine ranks 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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