Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in World

World: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1895 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.1895 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.2196 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.1801 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.22 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.182 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.18 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.18 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.181 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.181 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.181 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.182 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.183 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.183 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.183 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.184 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.184 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.184 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.185 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.185 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.186 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.187 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.187 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.188 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.189 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.186 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.186 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.187 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.187 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.187 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.187 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.188 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.189 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.189 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.189 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.19 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.19 ha per square kilometre

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

Analysis

World recorded 0.1895 ha per square kilometre for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.2196 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1801 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.2196 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.2196 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1992 0.1818 ha per square kilometre -17.2%
1993 0.1801 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
1994 0.1801 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.1811 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
1996 0.1809 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.181 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.1817 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
1999 0.1828 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2000 0.1833 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.1833 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.1835 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2003 0.1837 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2004 0.1839 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2005 0.1847 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 0.1853 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2007 0.1862 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 0.1869 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2009 0.1873 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 0.1883 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.1892 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2012 0.1862 ha per square kilometre -1.6%
2013 0.1864 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 0.1869 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.1868 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.1872 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 0.1874 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.1883 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2019 0.1887 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2020 0.1892 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2021 0.1895 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2022 0.1895 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.1895 ha per square kilometre -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1889 ha per square kilometre 0.1801 ha per square kilometre 0.2196 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1848 ha per square kilometre 0.1833 ha per square kilometre 0.1873 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1875 ha per square kilometre 0.1862 ha per square kilometre 0.1892 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1894 ha per square kilometre 0.1892 ha per square kilometre 0.1895 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 9.67 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Ireland 7.66 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Belarus 7.38 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Lithuania 5.58 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in World?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in World was 0.1895 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.2196 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1801 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
How does World rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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.