Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in World

World: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 24.59 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.59 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 36 groups
All-time high
24.59 million ha
in 2021
All-time low
22.88 million ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1990200720241990: 22.9M ha1991: 22.9M ha1992: 22.9M ha1993: 22.9M ha1994: 22.9M ha1995: 23.0M ha1996: 23.0M ha1997: 23.0M ha1998: 23.1M ha1999: 23.2M ha2000: 23.3M ha2001: 23.3M ha2002: 23.3M ha2003: 23.4M ha2004: 23.4M ha2005: 23.5M ha2006: 23.6M ha2007: 23.7M ha2008: 23.8M ha2009: 23.9M ha2010: 24.0M ha2011: 24.1M ha2012: 24.2M ha2013: 24.2M ha2014: 24.3M ha2015: 24.3M ha2016: 24.3M ha2017: 24.4M ha2018: 24.5M ha2019: 24.5M ha2020: 24.6M ha2021: 24.6M ha2022: 24.6M ha2023: 24.6M ha2024: 24.6M ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in World stood at 24.59 million ha.

That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 24.59 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.88 million ha, in 1994.

World ranks 1st of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.97 million ha 22.88 million ha 23.23 million ha 10
2000s 23.53 million ha 23.31 million ha 23.87 million ha 10
2010s 24.27 million ha 24.00 million ha 24.52 million ha 10
2020s 24.59 million ha 24.58 million ha 24.59 million ha 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 9.85 million ha compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 4.93 million ha compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 1.91 million ha compare
  4. 4 Belarus 1.50 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in World?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in World was 24.59 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 24.59 million ha in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 22.88 million ha in 1994.
How does World rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
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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