Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in France
France: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 12,872 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in France, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2020, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in France stood at 12,872 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in France peaked at 12,872 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,872 ha, in 1990.
That places France 24th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 12,872 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Share co2 vs population 0.6727 (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.97 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 40.05 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.97 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in France?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in France was 12,872 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 12,872 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,872 ha in 1990.
- How does France rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- France ranks 24th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.