Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Sweden
Sweden: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 135,050 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in Sweden, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 135,050 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 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Sweden peaked at 155,058 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 135,050 ha, in 2020.
That places Sweden 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152,466 ha | 150,057 ha | 155,058 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,079 ha | 144,025 ha | 149,558 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,083 ha | 135,804 ha | 143,231 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,050 ha | 135,050 ha | 135,050 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Share co2 vs population 0.1117 (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 10.60 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 9.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.1% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.59 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 5.13 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.59 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Sweden?
- Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in Sweden was 135,050 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 155,058 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,050 ha in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.