Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC was 358,399 ha in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
358,399 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
381,879 ha
in 1990
All-time low
358,399 ha
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200520201990: 381.9k ha1991: 380.8k ha1992: 379.9k ha1993: 379.1k ha1994: 377.9k ha1995: 376.9k ha1996: 375.6k ha1997: 374.7k ha1998: 373.9k ha1999: 373.0k ha2000: 371.6k ha2001: 370.6k ha2002: 369.6k ha2003: 368.5k ha2004: 367.6k ha2005: 366.9k ha2006: 366.1k ha2007: 365.4k ha2008: 364.8k ha2009: 364.2k ha2010: 363.6k ha2011: 362.9k ha2012: 362.4k ha2013: 361.9k ha2014: 361.4k ha2015: 360.9k ha2016: 360.4k ha2017: 359.9k ha2018: 359.4k ha2019: 358.9k ha2020: 358.4k ha

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 358,399 ha for drained organic soils — area — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 381,879 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 358,399 ha, in 2020.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area — UNFCCC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2020.
Year ha Change
1990 381,879 ha
1991 380,817 ha -0.3%
1992 379,913 ha -0.2%
1993 379,139 ha -0.2%
1994 377,877 ha -0.3%
1995 376,852 ha -0.3%
1996 375,554 ha -0.3%
1997 374,661 ha -0.2%
1998 373,902 ha -0.2%
1999 372,959 ha -0.3%
2000 371,609 ha -0.4%
2001 370,576 ha -0.3%
2002 369,630 ha -0.3%
2003 368,473 ha -0.3%
2004 367,621 ha -0.2%
2005 366,904 ha -0.2%
2006 366,135 ha -0.2%
2007 365,433 ha -0.2%
2008 364,780 ha -0.2%
2009 364,184 ha -0.2%
2010 363,557 ha -0.2%
2011 362,930 ha -0.2%
2012 362,398 ha -0.1%
2013 361,904 ha -0.1%
2014 361,409 ha -0.1%
2015 360,907 ha -0.1%
2016 360,412 ha -0.1%
2017 359,917 ha -0.1%
2018 359,422 ha -0.1%
2019 358,893 ha -0.1%
2020 358,399 ha -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 377,355 ha 372,959 ha 381,879 ha 10
2000s 367,534 ha 364,184 ha 371,609 ha 10
2010s 361,175 ha 358,893 ha 363,557 ha 10
2020s 358,399 ha 358,399 ha 358,399 ha 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 3 Belarus 1.00 million ha compare
  2. 4 Poland 921,485 ha compare
  3. 5 Ukraine 471,602 ha compare
  4. 7 Ireland 338,996 ha compare
  5. 8 Finland 337,508 ha compare
  6. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 332,547 ha compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Drained organic soils — area — unfccc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 358,399 ha in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 381,879 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — unfccc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 358,399 ha in 2020.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for drained organic soils — area — unfccc?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils — area — unfccc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.