Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Denmark
Denmark: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 173,555 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Denmark, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2020, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Denmark stood at 173,555 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Denmark peaked at 216,157 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 173,555 ha, in 2020.
Denmark ranks 12th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207,867 ha | 199,535 ha | 216,157 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,656 ha | 181,473 ha | 197,874 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,558 ha | 174,449 ha | 181,728 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,555 ha | 173,555 ha | 173,555 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More climate change data for Denmark
- Share co2 vs population 0.0576 (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 5.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 4.75 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 4.20 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 4.75 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 4.75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Denmark?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Denmark was 173,555 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 216,157 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,555 ha in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.