Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 by country
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.
Countries reporting
238
Highest
4.25 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Netherlands Antilles (former)
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 4.25 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 48,738 ha.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Solomon Islands (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 28.0%).
Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4.25 million ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.18 million ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 921,606 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 553,573 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 502,050 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 421,980 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 281,911 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 279,824 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 251,006 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 229,945 ha | 2011 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | South Sudan | 221,985 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 218,458 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 201,553 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 176,078 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 175,200 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 155,542 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 17 | Canada | 155,269 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 146,705 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 19 | New Zealand | 117,220 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Finland | 83,100 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 74,537 ha | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 22 | China | 59,424 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | China, mainland | 59,424 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 24 | Australia | 58,858 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 55,810 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | Ukraine | 54,263 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 27 | France | 52,350 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 50,611 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 50,424 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 40,764 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 31 | Iceland | 37,666 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35,877 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 33,590 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 30,170 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 28,710 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 36 | Madagascar | 26,538 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Chile | 25,085 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 21,881 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 39 | Burundi | 21,623 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 19,162 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Switzerland | 16,094 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 42 | Denmark | 15,652 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 43 | Guyana | 14,754 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 12,685 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 12,609 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 10,684 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 47 | Austria | 9,950 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Japan | 9,822 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 49 | Uganda | 9,735 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 50 | Congo | 8,355 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 51 | Melanesia | 8,155 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 52 | India | 8,081 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 7,943 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7,046 ha | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 55 | Colombia | 6,666 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 6,619 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Greece | 5,995 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Thailand | 5,639 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 59 | Spain | 5,306 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 3,550 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 3,480 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 62 | Kenya | 3,363 ha | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 63 | Guinea | 3,316 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 3,082 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 65 | Belize | 2,896 ha | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 2,836 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 67 | Suriname | 2,761 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2,742 ha | 1999 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 69 | Romania | 2,658 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,553 ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 2,517 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 72 | Angola | 2,435 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 73 | Caribbean | 2,322 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 2,129 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 1,620 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 76 | Panama | 1,444 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 77 | Italy | 1,079 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 78 | Isle of Man | 919.39 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 894.13 ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 782.62 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 81 | Malawi | 770.68 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 82 | Cameroon | 717.09 ha | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 83 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 595.28 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 84 | Slovakia | 486.76 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 85 | Côte d'Ivoire | 428.13 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 86 | Botswana | 364.85 ha | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 358.18 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 314.71 ha | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 89 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 301.57 ha | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 90 | Albania | 294.8 ha | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 270.91 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 92 | Peru | 264.25 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 93 | Gabon | 239.74 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 94 | Ecuador | 217.97 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 209.91 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 192.84 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 184.73 ha | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 98 | Liberia | 164.48 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 99 | Ghana | 160.52 ha | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 100 | French Guiana | 157.43 ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 106.11 ha | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 94.04 ha | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 85.7 ha | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 13.21 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 105 | Eritrea | 8.25 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Türkiye | 7.08 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Serbia | 5.58 ha | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.95 ha | 2005 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 1.68 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 110 | Mexico | 0.5785 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4273 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Channel Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Comoros | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Honduras | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Liechtenstein | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Monaco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Montenegro | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Mozambique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Nigeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Nauru | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Pakistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | San Marino | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Mayotte | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Micronesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Pitcairn | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Holy See | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 112 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 ha | 2010 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.46 million ha
- Annex I countries 5.03 million ha
- Europe 3.84 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 2.43 million ha
- Northern Europe 2.22 million ha
- European Union (27) 1.96 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.61 million ha
- Asia 1.58 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.45 million ha
- Americas 1.25 million ha
- Eastern Asia 991,154 ha
- Western Europe 836,443 ha
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.