Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Germany

Germany: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 1.28 million ha in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1.28 million ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.32 million ha
in 2000
All-time low
1.28 million ha
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200520201990: 1.3M ha1991: 1.3M ha1992: 1.3M ha1993: 1.3M ha1994: 1.3M ha1995: 1.3M ha1996: 1.3M ha1997: 1.3M ha1998: 1.3M ha1999: 1.3M ha2000: 1.3M ha2001: 1.3M ha2002: 1.3M ha2003: 1.3M ha2004: 1.3M ha2005: 1.3M ha2006: 1.3M ha2007: 1.3M ha2008: 1.3M ha2009: 1.3M ha2010: 1.3M ha2011: 1.3M ha2012: 1.3M ha2013: 1.3M ha2014: 1.3M ha2015: 1.3M ha2016: 1.3M ha2017: 1.3M ha2018: 1.3M ha2019: 1.3M ha2020: 1.3M ha

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 1.28 million ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Germany peaked at 1.32 million ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million ha, in 2020.

Germany ranks 2nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Germany, 1990 to 2020.
Year ha Change
1990 1.31 million ha —
1991 1.31 million ha +0.0%
1992 1.31 million ha +0.0%
1993 1.32 million ha +0.0%
1994 1.32 million ha +0.0%
1995 1.32 million ha +0.0%
1996 1.32 million ha +0.0%
1997 1.32 million ha +0.0%
1998 1.32 million ha +0.0%
1999 1.32 million ha +0.0%
2000 1.32 million ha +0.0%
2001 1.32 million ha -0.0%
2002 1.32 million ha -0.0%
2003 1.32 million ha -0.0%
2004 1.32 million ha -0.0%
2005 1.32 million ha -0.0%
2006 1.31 million ha -0.2%
2007 1.31 million ha -0.2%
2008 1.31 million ha -0.2%
2009 1.31 million ha -0.2%
2010 1.31 million ha -0.2%
2011 1.30 million ha -0.1%
2012 1.30 million ha -0.1%
2013 1.30 million ha -0.1%
2014 1.30 million ha -0.1%
2015 1.30 million ha -0.1%
2016 1.29 million ha -0.2%
2017 1.29 million ha -0.2%
2018 1.29 million ha -0.2%
2019 1.29 million ha -0.2%
2020 1.28 million ha -0.2%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 1.28 million ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,802 ha, 23.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 1.28 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 42.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.32 million ha 1.31 million ha 1.32 million ha 10
2000s 1.31 million ha 1.31 million ha 1.32 million ha 10
2010s 1.30 million ha 1.29 million ha 1.31 million ha 10
2020s 1.28 million ha 1.28 million ha 1.28 million ha 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Russian Federation 4.26 million ha compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 21,840 ha compare
  3. 3 Belarus 1.00 million ha compare
  4. 4 Poland 921,485 ha compare
  5. 5 Ukraine 471,602 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Germany?
Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Germany was 1.28 million ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 million ha in 2000.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million ha in 2020.
How does Germany rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
Germany ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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.