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 32 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 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Türkiye 21,840 ha compare
  6. 21 Switzerland 17,250 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 32 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.