Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Estonia

Estonia: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 37,236 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
37,236 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
38,428 ha
in 2001
All-time low
37,236 ha
in 2020
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Estonia, 1992–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1992200620201992: 38.3k ha1993: 38.1k ha1994: 38.1k ha1995: 38.0k ha1996: 38.1k ha1997: 38.2k ha1998: 38.3k ha1999: 38.4k ha2000: 38.4k ha2001: 38.4k ha2002: 38.4k ha2003: 38.2k ha2004: 38.0k ha2005: 37.9k ha2006: 37.7k ha2007: 37.5k ha2008: 37.4k ha2009: 37.4k ha2010: 37.5k ha2011: 37.6k ha2012: 37.8k ha2013: 37.8k ha2014: 37.6k ha2015: 37.5k ha2016: 37.4k ha2017: 37.3k ha2018: 37.2k ha2019: 37.2k ha2020: 37.2k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2020, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Estonia stood at 37,236 ha. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Estonia peaked at 38,428 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37,236 ha, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 18th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Estonia, 1992 to 2020.
Year ha Change
1992 38,263 ha —
1993 38,138 ha -0.3%
1994 38,053 ha -0.2%
1995 38,050 ha -0.0%
1996 38,127 ha +0.2%
1997 38,166 ha +0.1%
1998 38,288 ha +0.3%
1999 38,412 ha +0.3%
2000 38,418 ha +0.0%
2001 38,428 ha +0.0%
2002 38,351 ha -0.2%
2003 38,199 ha -0.4%
2004 37,997 ha -0.5%
2005 37,887 ha -0.3%
2006 37,671 ha -0.6%
2007 37,497 ha -0.5%
2008 37,378 ha -0.3%
2009 37,427 ha +0.1%
2010 37,467 ha +0.1%
2011 37,613 ha +0.4%
2012 37,775 ha +0.4%
2013 37,805 ha +0.1%
2014 37,635 ha -0.4%
2015 37,514 ha -0.3%
2016 37,410 ha -0.3%
2017 37,290 ha -0.3%
2018 37,250 ha -0.1%
2019 37,250 ha +0.0%
2020 37,236 ha -0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 37,236 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,802 ha, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 37,236 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38,187 ha 38,050 ha 38,412 ha 8
2000s 37,925 ha 37,378 ha 38,428 ha 10
2010s 37,501 ha 37,250 ha 37,805 ha 10
2020s 37,236 ha 37,236 ha 37,236 ha 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 15 Sweden 135,050 ha compare
  2. 16 Lithuania 132,189 ha compare
  3. 17 Norway 70,369 ha compare
  4. 19 Italy 23,195 ha compare
  5. 20 Switzerland 17,250 ha compare
  6. 21 Canada 16,153 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Estonia?
Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Estonia was 37,236 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 38,428 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 37,236 ha in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
Estonia ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia 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.