Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Italy

Italy: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 23,195 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
23,195 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23,342 ha
in 2002
All-time low
23,195 ha
in 2018
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200520201990: 23.2k ha1991: 23.2k ha1992: 23.2k ha1993: 23.2k ha1994: 23.2k ha1995: 23.2k ha1996: 23.2k ha1997: 23.2k ha1998: 23.2k ha1999: 23.2k ha2000: 23.2k ha2001: 23.3k ha2002: 23.3k ha2003: 23.3k ha2004: 23.3k ha2005: 23.3k ha2006: 23.3k ha2007: 23.2k ha2008: 23.2k ha2009: 23.2k ha2010: 23.2k ha2011: 23.2k ha2012: 23.2k ha2013: 23.2k ha2014: 23.2k ha2015: 23.2k ha2016: 23.2k ha2017: 23.2k ha2018: 23.2k ha2019: 23.2k ha2020: 23.2k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Italy is 23,195 ha, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Italy peaked at 23,342 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23,195 ha, in 2018.

Italy ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Italy, 1990 to 2020.
Year ha Change
1990 23,234 ha —
1991 23,234 ha +0.0%
1992 23,234 ha +0.0%
1993 23,234 ha +0.0%
1994 23,234 ha +0.0%
1995 23,234 ha +0.0%
1996 23,234 ha +0.0%
1997 23,234 ha +0.0%
1998 23,236 ha +0.0%
1999 23,236 ha +0.0%
2000 23,236 ha +0.0%
2001 23,289 ha +0.2%
2002 23,342 ha +0.2%
2003 23,342 ha +0.0%
2004 23,342 ha +0.0%
2005 23,295 ha -0.2%
2006 23,295 ha +0.0%
2007 23,247 ha -0.2%
2008 23,247 ha +0.0%
2009 23,247 ha +0.0%
2010 23,247 ha +0.0%
2011 23,247 ha +0.0%
2012 23,247 ha +0.0%
2013 23,247 ha +0.0%
2014 23,247 ha +0.0%
2015 23,247 ha +0.0%
2016 23,247 ha +0.0%
2017 23,247 ha +0.0%
2018 23,195 ha -0.2%
2019 23,195 ha +0.0%
2020 23,195 ha +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 23,195 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,802 ha, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 23,195 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 77% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,234 ha 23,234 ha 23,236 ha 10
2000s 23,288 ha 23,236 ha 23,342 ha 10
2010s 23,237 ha 23,195 ha 23,247 ha 10
2020s 23,195 ha 23,195 ha 23,195 ha 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 16 Lithuania 132,189 ha compare
  2. 17 Norway 70,369 ha compare
  3. 18 Estonia 37,236 ha compare
  4. 20 Switzerland 17,250 ha compare
  5. 21 Canada 16,153 ha compare
  6. 22 Austria 12,954 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Italy?
Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Italy was 23,195 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 23,342 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23,195 ha in 2018.
How does Italy rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
Italy ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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.