Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Grassland organic soils — Area was 570,618 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Africa stood at 570,618 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 583,894 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 353,778 ha, in 2011.
Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 353,935 ha | — |
| 1991 | 353,935 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 353,935 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 353,933 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 353,930 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 355,715 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 354,836 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 354,923 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 355,185 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 355,838 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 357,221 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 357,193 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 357,065 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 356,396 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 355,842 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 355,783 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 355,318 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 354,723 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 354,334 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 353,812 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 353,892 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 353,778 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 583,507 ha | +64.9% |
| 2013 | 583,894 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 582,407 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 582,382 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 581,565 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 580,527 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 579,274 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 573,034 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 572,429 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 571,440 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 570,618 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 570,618 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 570,618 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 354,616 ha | 353,930 ha | 355,838 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 355,769 ha | 353,812 ha | 357,221 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 535,426 ha | 353,778 ha | 583,894 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,145 ha | 570,618 ha | 572,429 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 201,553 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 176,078 ha compare
- 15 Norway 175,200 ha compare
- 16 Argentina 155,542 ha compare
- 17 Canada 155,269 ha compare
- 18 Belarus 146,705 ha compare
- 19 New Zealand 117,220 ha compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Africa?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Africa was 570,618 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 583,894 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 353,778 ha in 2011.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.