Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC by country
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.
What the numbers show
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 4.26 million ha in Russian Federation; the lowest is 180.6 ha in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 101,279 ha, and the mean is 337,374 ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,612.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 6.6%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 6.0%).
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 4.26 million ha | 2020 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 1.28 million ha | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 3 | Belarus | 1.00 million ha | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 921,485 ha | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Ukraine | 471,602 ha | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 358,399 ha | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 7 | Ireland | 338,996 ha | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 337,508 ha | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 332,547 ha | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 10 | Iceland | 323,584 ha | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 11 | New Zealand | 178,204 ha | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 173,555 ha | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 159,631 ha | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 14 | Japan | 142,303 ha | 2020 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 135,050 ha | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 132,189 ha | 2020 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 70,369 ha | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 37,236 ha | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 23,195 ha | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Türkiye | 21,840 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 17,250 ha | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 22 | Canada | 16,153 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 12,954 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | France | 12,872 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 6,664 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 6,387 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Australia | 4,000 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 3,201 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 2,685 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 2,520 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 2,356 ha | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 180.6 ha | 2020 | down 0.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.28 million ha
About this data
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.