Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in New Zealand

New Zealand: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 178,204 ha in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
178,204 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
178,433 ha
in 2016
All-time low
175,817 ha
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200520201990: 175.8k ha1991: 175.9k ha1992: 176.0k ha1993: 176.0k ha1994: 176.0k ha1995: 176.0k ha1996: 176.0k ha1997: 176.1k ha1998: 176.2k ha1999: 176.3k ha2000: 176.4k ha2001: 176.6k ha2002: 176.7k ha2003: 176.8k ha2004: 177.0k ha2005: 177.2k ha2006: 177.4k ha2007: 177.6k ha2008: 177.7k ha2009: 177.9k ha2010: 178.1k ha2011: 178.2k ha2012: 178.4k ha2013: 178.4k ha2014: 178.4k ha2015: 178.4k ha2016: 178.4k ha2017: 178.4k ha2018: 178.4k ha2019: 178.3k ha2020: 178.2k ha

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in New Zealand, 1990 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Finland 337,508 ha compare
  2. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 332,547 ha compare
  3. 10 Iceland 323,584 ha compare
  4. 12 Denmark 173,555 ha compare
  5. 13 Latvia 159,631 ha compare
  6. 14 Japan 142,303 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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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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.