Drained organic soils — Area in Western Europe

Western Europe: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.68 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.68 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.74 million ha
in 1990
All-time low
1.68 million ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 1.7M ha1991: 1.7M ha1992: 1.7M ha1993: 1.7M ha1994: 1.7M ha1995: 1.7M ha1996: 1.7M ha1997: 1.7M ha1998: 1.7M ha1999: 1.7M ha2000: 1.7M ha2001: 1.7M ha2002: 1.7M ha2003: 1.7M ha2004: 1.7M ha2005: 1.7M ha2006: 1.7M ha2007: 1.7M ha2008: 1.7M ha2009: 1.7M ha2010: 1.7M ha2011: 1.7M ha2012: 1.7M ha2013: 1.7M ha2014: 1.7M ha2015: 1.7M ha2016: 1.7M ha2017: 1.7M ha2018: 1.7M ha2019: 1.7M ha2020: 1.7M ha2021: 1.7M ha2022: 1.7M ha2023: 1.7M ha2024: 1.7M ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Western Europe stood at 1.68 million ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Western Europe peaked at 1.74 million ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million ha, in 2022.

That places Western Europe 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Western Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 1.74 million ha
1991 1.74 million ha +0.0%
1992 1.74 million ha +0.0%
1993 1.74 million ha -0.1%
1994 1.74 million ha -0.1%
1995 1.74 million ha +0.1%
1996 1.74 million ha -0.1%
1997 1.73 million ha -0.1%
1998 1.73 million ha -0.0%
1999 1.73 million ha -0.2%
2000 1.73 million ha -0.1%
2001 1.72 million ha -0.3%
2002 1.71 million ha -0.6%
2003 1.70 million ha -0.6%
2004 1.69 million ha -0.5%
2005 1.69 million ha +0.0%
2006 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2007 1.69 million ha +0.0%
2008 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2009 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2010 1.69 million ha +0.0%
2011 1.69 million ha +0.0%
2012 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2013 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2014 1.69 million ha -0.1%
2015 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2016 1.69 million ha -0.1%
2017 1.69 million ha -0.0%
2018 1.69 million ha +0.0%
2019 1.68 million ha -0.3%
2020 1.68 million ha +0.0%
2021 1.68 million ha -0.1%
2022 1.68 million ha -0.1%
2023 1.68 million ha +0.0%
2024 1.68 million ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.74 million ha 1.73 million ha 1.74 million ha 10
2000s 1.70 million ha 1.69 million ha 1.73 million ha 10
2010s 1.69 million ha 1.68 million ha 1.69 million ha 10
2020s 1.68 million ha 1.68 million ha 1.68 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
  2. 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare
  3. 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
  4. 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
  5. 14 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
  6. 15 Sweden 364,850 ha compare
  7. 16 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Western Europe?
Drained organic soils — area in Western Europe was 1.68 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.74 million ha in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million ha in 2022.
How does Western Europe rank for drained organic soils — area?
Western Europe ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Europe 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.