Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Denmark

Denmark: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 173,555 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
173,555 ha
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 31 countries
All-time high
216,157 ha
in 1990
All-time low
173,555 ha
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Denmark, 1990–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200520201990: 216.2k ha1991: 214.3k ha1992: 212.5k ha1993: 210.6k ha1994: 208.9k ha1995: 207.0k ha1996: 205.1k ha1997: 203.2k ha1998: 201.4k ha1999: 199.5k ha2000: 197.9k ha2001: 196.0k ha2002: 194.1k ha2003: 192.4k ha2004: 190.5k ha2005: 188.8k ha2006: 187.0k ha2007: 185.1k ha2008: 183.3k ha2009: 181.5k ha2010: 181.7k ha2011: 179.0k ha2012: 178.2k ha2013: 177.0k ha2014: 175.0k ha2015: 175.5k ha2016: 175.0k ha2017: 175.0k ha2018: 174.7k ha2019: 174.4k ha2020: 173.6k ha

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 31 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.

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Denmark, 1990 to 2020.
Year ha Change
1990 216,157 ha —
1991 214,317 ha -0.9%
1992 212,475 ha -0.9%
1993 210,634 ha -0.9%
1994 208,854 ha -0.8%
1995 206,985 ha -0.9%
1996 205,117 ha -0.9%
1997 203,236 ha -0.9%
1998 201,361 ha -0.9%
1999 199,535 ha -0.9%
2000 197,874 ha -0.8%
2001 195,993 ha -1.0%
2002 194,146 ha -0.9%
2003 192,368 ha -0.9%
2004 190,474 ha -1.0%
2005 188,806 ha -0.9%
2006 186,978 ha -1.0%
2007 185,141 ha -1.0%
2008 183,305 ha -1.0%
2009 181,473 ha -1.0%
2010 181,728 ha +0.1%
2011 178,984 ha -1.5%
2012 178,212 ha -0.4%
2013 177,011 ha -0.7%
2014 175,041 ha -1.1%
2015 175,518 ha +0.3%
2016 175,012 ha -0.3%
2017 174,971 ha -0.0%
2018 174,651 ha -0.2%
2019 174,449 ha -0.1%
2020 173,555 ha -0.5%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 173,555 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,802 ha, 3.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 173,555 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 5.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 332,547 ha compare
  2. 10 Iceland 323,584 ha compare
  3. 11 New Zealand 178,204 ha compare
  4. 13 Latvia 159,631 ha compare
  5. 14 Japan 142,303 ha compare
  6. 15 Sweden 135,050 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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 31 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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
33 places, 997 data points, 1990–2020
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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.