Drained organic soils — Area in Western Asia

Western Asia: Drained organic soils — Area was 111.95 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
111.95 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
29th
of 31 groups
All-time high
112.75 ha
in 1990
All-time low
111.95 ha
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Western Asia, 1990–2024

02550751001251990200720241990: 112.8 ha1991: 112.8 ha1992: 112.8 ha1993: 112.8 ha1994: 112.8 ha1995: 112.8 ha1996: 112.8 ha1997: 112.8 ha1998: 112.8 ha1999: 112.8 ha2000: 112.8 ha2001: 112.8 ha2002: 112.8 ha2003: 112.8 ha2004: 112.8 ha2005: 112.8 ha2006: 112.8 ha2007: 112.8 ha2008: 112.8 ha2009: 112.8 ha2010: 112.8 ha2011: 112.8 ha2012: 112.8 ha2013: 112.8 ha2014: 112.8 ha2015: 112.8 ha2016: 112.8 ha2017: 112.8 ha2018: 112.8 ha2019: 112 ha2020: 112 ha2021: 112 ha2022: 112 ha2023: 112 ha2024: 112 ha

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 111.95 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Western Asia peaked at 112.75 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 111.95 ha, in 2019.

Western Asia ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Drained organic soils — Area in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Western Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 112.75 ha
1991 112.75 ha +0.0%
1992 112.75 ha +0.0%
1993 112.75 ha +0.0%
1994 112.75 ha +0.0%
1995 112.75 ha +0.0%
1996 112.75 ha +0.0%
1997 112.75 ha +0.0%
1998 112.75 ha +0.0%
1999 112.75 ha +0.0%
2000 112.75 ha +0.0%
2001 112.75 ha +0.0%
2002 112.75 ha +0.0%
2003 112.75 ha +0.0%
2004 112.75 ha +0.0%
2005 112.75 ha +0.0%
2006 112.75 ha +0.0%
2007 112.75 ha +0.0%
2008 112.75 ha +0.0%
2009 112.75 ha +0.0%
2010 112.75 ha +0.0%
2011 112.75 ha +0.0%
2012 112.75 ha +0.0%
2013 112.75 ha +0.0%
2014 112.75 ha +0.0%
2015 112.75 ha +0.0%
2016 112.75 ha +0.0%
2017 112.75 ha +0.0%
2018 112.75 ha +0.0%
2019 111.95 ha -0.7%
2020 111.95 ha +0.0%
2021 111.95 ha +0.0%
2022 111.95 ha +0.0%
2023 111.95 ha +0.0%
2024 111.95 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 112.75 ha 112.75 ha 112.75 ha 10
2000s 112.75 ha 112.75 ha 112.75 ha 10
2010s 112.67 ha 111.95 ha 112.75 ha 10
2020s 111.95 ha 111.95 ha 111.95 ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 26 France 216,314 ha compare
  2. 27 Hungary 198,530 ha compare
  3. 28 Latvia 194,665 ha compare
  4. 29 Estonia 190,598 ha compare
  5. 30 Argentina 181,558 ha compare
  6. 31 Japan 154,660 ha compare
  7. 32 China 151,724 ha compare
  8. 32 China, mainland 151,724 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Western Asia?
Drained organic soils — area in Western Asia was 111.95 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 112.75 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 111.95 ha in 2019.
How does Western Asia rank for drained organic soils — area?
Western Asia ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Asia 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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