Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Austria

Austria: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1627 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1627 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1649 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.1504 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Austria, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.152 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.152 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.152 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.152 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.152 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.151 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.151 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.15 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.15 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.153 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.157 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.158 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.159 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.158 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.16 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.163 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.162 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.162 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.162 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.163 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.164 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.164 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.164 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.165 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.165 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.165 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.165 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.165 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.165 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.163 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.163 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.163 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.163 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.163 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Austria is 0.1627 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Austria peaked at 0.1649 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1504 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.

Austria ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Austria, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1523 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.1523 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1523 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1523 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.1522 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.1515 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
1996 0.1512 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1997 0.1504 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
1998 0.1504 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1999 0.1533 ha per square kilometre +1.9%
2000 0.1569 ha per square kilometre +2.3%
2001 0.1576 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2002 0.1589 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2003 0.158 ha per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.1605 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.1626 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.1621 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2007 0.1621 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.1621 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.1629 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.1636 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2011 0.1636 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.1637 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2013 0.1648 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
2014 0.1649 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2015 0.1649 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.1649 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.1649 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.1649 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.1626 ha per square kilometre -1.4%
2020 0.1626 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.1627 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.1627 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2023 0.1627 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.1627 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0245 ha per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.1627 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1056 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1518 ha per square kilometre 0.1504 ha per square kilometre 0.1533 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1604 ha per square kilometre 0.1569 ha per square kilometre 0.1629 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1643 ha per square kilometre 0.1626 ha per square kilometre 0.1649 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1626 ha per square kilometre 0.1626 ha per square kilometre 0.1627 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 42 Congo 0.1809 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Malawi 0.1754 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Madagascar 0.1627 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Canada 0.1567 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 Puerto Rico 0.1513 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Albania 0.1398 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Austria?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Austria was 0.1627 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.1649 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1504 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
How does Austria rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.