Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in New Zealand
New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 178,204 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2020, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in New Zealand stood at 178,204 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in New Zealand peaked at 178,433 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 175,817 ha, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 175,817 ha | — |
| 1991 | 175,934 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 175,988 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 176,020 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 175,987 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 175,997 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 175,990 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 176,067 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 176,166 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 176,286 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 176,428 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 176,575 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 176,689 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 176,817 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 176,974 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 177,160 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 177,363 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 177,594 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 177,746 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 177,907 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 178,067 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 178,217 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 178,377 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 178,372 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 178,427 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 178,432 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 178,433 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 178,400 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 178,366 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 178,297 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 178,204 ha | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 178,204 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,216 ha, 5.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 176,025 ha | 175,817 ha | 176,286 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,125 ha | 176,428 ha | 177,907 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,339 ha | 178,067 ha | 178,433 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,204 ha | 178,204 ha | 178,204 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in New Zealand?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in New Zealand was 178,204 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 178,433 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,817 ha in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- New Zealand ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.