Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Germany
Germany: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 1.28 million ha in 2020. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Germany, 1990–2020
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 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Germany
- Share co2 vs population 0.6965 (2100)
- Population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 83.49 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 68.58 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 6.77 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 95.14 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 6.77 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 6.77 (2024)
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 32 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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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.