Drained organic soils — Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Drained organic soils — Area was 35,397 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35,397 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 22 countries
All-time high
35,984 ha
in 2020
All-time low
21,434 ha
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 21.8k ha1991: 21.8k ha1992: 21.8k ha1993: 21.8k ha1994: 21.8k ha1995: 21.5k ha1996: 21.5k ha1997: 21.5k ha1998: 21.4k ha1999: 23.1k ha2000: 23.0k ha2001: 22.7k ha2002: 22.6k ha2003: 21.9k ha2004: 22.5k ha2005: 22.5k ha2006: 22.5k ha2007: 22.4k ha2008: 22.3k ha2009: 22.3k ha2010: 22.6k ha2011: 22.7k ha2012: 22.7k ha2013: 23.5k ha2014: 28.5k ha2015: 28.5k ha2016: 30.2k ha2017: 32.4k ha2018: 34.5k ha2019: 35.1k ha2020: 36.0k ha2021: 35.4k ha2022: 35.4k ha2023: 35.4k ha2024: 35.4k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 35,397 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 35,984 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,434 ha, in 1998.

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th of 22 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.

Drained organic soils — Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 21,802 ha
1991 21,802 ha +0.0%
1992 21,802 ha +0.0%
1993 21,812 ha +0.0%
1994 21,812 ha +0.0%
1995 21,532 ha -1.3%
1996 21,495 ha -0.2%
1997 21,488 ha -0.0%
1998 21,434 ha -0.3%
1999 23,077 ha +7.7%
2000 23,027 ha -0.2%
2001 22,729 ha -1.3%
2002 22,588 ha -0.6%
2003 21,859 ha -3.2%
2004 22,494 ha +2.9%
2005 22,477 ha -0.1%
2006 22,477 ha +0.0%
2007 22,351 ha -0.6%
2008 22,258 ha -0.4%
2009 22,274 ha +0.1%
2010 22,617 ha +1.5%
2011 22,676 ha +0.3%
2012 22,726 ha +0.2%
2013 23,488 ha +3.3%
2014 28,508 ha +21.4%
2015 28,508 ha +0.0%
2016 30,176 ha +5.9%
2017 32,381 ha +7.3%
2018 34,530 ha +6.6%
2019 35,112 ha +1.7%
2020 35,984 ha +2.5%
2021 35,397 ha -1.6%
2022 35,397 ha +0.0%
2023 35,397 ha +0.0%
2024 35,397 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,806 ha 21,434 ha 23,077 ha 10
2000s 22,453 ha 21,859 ha 23,027 ha 10
2010s 28,072 ha 22,617 ha 35,112 ha 10
2020s 35,514 ha 35,397 ha 35,984 ha 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

  1. 5 Canada 1.38 million ha compare
  2. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
  3. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
  4. 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
  5. 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
  6. 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
  7. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,357 ha compare
  8. 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
  9. 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
  10. 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
  11. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
  12. 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Drained organic soils — area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 35,397 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 35,984 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 21,434 ha in 1998.
How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for drained organic soils — area?
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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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.