Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 991,154 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
991,154 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
999,932 ha
in 2013
All-time low
987,618 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Asia, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1990200720241990: 988.0k ha1991: 988.0k ha1992: 988.0k ha1993: 987.7k ha1994: 987.6k ha1995: 988.1k ha1996: 989.1k ha1997: 990.3k ha1998: 990.8k ha1999: 992.0k ha2000: 991.9k ha2001: 991.2k ha2002: 991.7k ha2003: 992.9k ha2004: 994.1k ha2005: 994.1k ha2006: 994.9k ha2007: 996.0k ha2008: 996.7k ha2009: 996.0k ha2010: 996.0k ha2011: 998.4k ha2012: 999.4k ha2013: 999.9k ha2014: 999.6k ha2015: 999.5k ha2016: 995.8k ha2017: 994.3k ha2018: 993.4k ha2019: 992.3k ha2020: 992.2k ha2021: 991.2k ha2022: 991.2k ha2023: 991.2k ha2024: 991.2k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Asia is 991,154 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 999,932 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 987,618 ha, in 1994.

Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 987,979 ha
1991 987,979 ha +0.0%
1992 987,979 ha +0.0%
1993 987,738 ha -0.0%
1994 987,618 ha -0.0%
1995 988,072 ha +0.0%
1996 989,082 ha +0.1%
1997 990,312 ha +0.1%
1998 990,768 ha +0.0%
1999 992,038 ha +0.1%
2000 991,867 ha -0.0%
2001 991,202 ha -0.1%
2002 991,689 ha +0.0%
2003 992,872 ha +0.1%
2004 994,109 ha +0.1%
2005 994,103 ha -0.0%
2006 994,891 ha +0.1%
2007 995,983 ha +0.1%
2008 996,657 ha +0.1%
2009 996,046 ha -0.1%
2010 995,955 ha -0.0%
2011 998,364 ha +0.2%
2012 999,405 ha +0.1%
2013 999,932 ha +0.1%
2014 999,553 ha -0.0%
2015 999,474 ha -0.0%
2016 995,760 ha -0.4%
2017 994,345 ha -0.1%
2018 993,393 ha -0.1%
2019 992,342 ha -0.1%
2020 992,232 ha -0.0%
2021 991,185 ha -0.1%
2022 991,154 ha -0.0%
2023 991,154 ha +0.0%
2024 991,154 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 988,956 ha 987,618 ha 992,038 ha 10
2000s 993,942 ha 991,202 ha 996,657 ha 10
2010s 996,852 ha 992,342 ha 999,932 ha 10
2020s 991,376 ha 991,154 ha 992,232 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 7 Poland 281,911 ha compare
  2. 8 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 279,824 ha compare
  3. 9 Russian Federation 251,006 ha compare
  4. 10 Sudan (former) 229,945 ha compare
  5. 11 South Sudan 221,985 ha compare
  6. 12 Zambia 218,458 ha compare
  7. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 201,553 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Asia?
Grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Asia was 991,154 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 999,932 ha in 2013.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 987,618 ha in 1994.
How does Eastern Asia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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