Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Belgium
Belgium: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 2,520 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Belgium, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 2,520 ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Belgium peaked at 2,520 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,520 ha, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 29th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Belgium, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,520 ha | — |
| 2001 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,520 ha | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2,520 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,802 ha, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2,520 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 8% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,520 ha | 2,520 ha | 2,520 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,520 ha | 2,520 ha | 2,520 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,520 ha | 2,520 ha | 2,520 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Belgium?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Belgium was 2,520 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,520 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,520 ha in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.