Drained organic soils — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Drained organic soils — Area was 66,704 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Western Africa is 66,704 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Western Africa peaked at 66,934 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60,178 ha, in 1994.
Western Africa ranks 23rd of 31 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60,218 ha | — |
| 1991 | 60,218 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60,218 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60,214 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 60,178 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63,137 ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 63,606 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 64,316 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65,105 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 65,140 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 65,739 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 66,382 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66,243 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 66,140 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 66,021 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 66,008 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 65,886 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 65,824 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 65,768 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 65,845 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 66,114 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 66,172 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66,127 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 66,131 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66,320 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66,328 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66,409 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66,413 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66,564 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 66,934 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66,793 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 66,903 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66,704 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 66,704 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66,704 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,235 ha | 60,178 ha | 65,140 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,986 ha | 65,739 ha | 66,382 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,351 ha | 66,114 ha | 66,934 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,762 ha | 66,704 ha | 66,903 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 20 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
- 21 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 279,863 ha compare
- 22 Sudan (former) 260,614 ha compare
- 23 South Sudan 251,606 ha compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 244,540 ha compare
- 25 Norway 242,993 ha compare
- 26 France 216,314 ha compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Western Africa?
- Drained organic soils — area in Western Africa was 66,704 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66,934 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,178 ha in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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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.