Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Grassland organic soils — Area was 763,112 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
763,112 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 31 groups
All-time high
898,917 ha
in 1990
All-time low
742,328 ha
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 898.9k ha1991: 898.9k ha1992: 776.5k ha1993: 776.4k ha1994: 776.3k ha1995: 764.4k ha1996: 761.1k ha1997: 759.9k ha1998: 761.7k ha1999: 759.5k ha2000: 759.4k ha2001: 758.6k ha2002: 757.2k ha2003: 755.0k ha2004: 751.6k ha2005: 750.0k ha2006: 748.3k ha2007: 746.7k ha2008: 743.9k ha2009: 742.3k ha2010: 745.3k ha2011: 748.7k ha2012: 750.0k ha2013: 750.0k ha2014: 749.7k ha2015: 749.7k ha2016: 749.4k ha2017: 751.0k ha2018: 756.3k ha2019: 759.0k ha2020: 759.9k ha2021: 761.5k ha2022: 763.1k ha2023: 763.1k ha2024: 763.1k 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 Europe is 763,112 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 898,917 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 742,328 ha, in 2009.

Eastern Europe ranks 12th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Eastern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 898,917 ha
1991 898,917 ha +0.0%
1992 776,461 ha -13.6%
1993 776,416 ha -0.0%
1994 776,343 ha -0.0%
1995 764,383 ha -1.5%
1996 761,078 ha -0.4%
1997 759,881 ha -0.2%
1998 761,655 ha +0.2%
1999 759,529 ha -0.3%
2000 759,392 ha -0.0%
2001 758,589 ha -0.1%
2002 757,208 ha -0.2%
2003 755,048 ha -0.3%
2004 751,618 ha -0.5%
2005 750,018 ha -0.2%
2006 748,337 ha -0.2%
2007 746,682 ha -0.2%
2008 743,904 ha -0.4%
2009 742,328 ha -0.2%
2010 745,328 ha +0.4%
2011 748,675 ha +0.4%
2012 749,982 ha +0.2%
2013 750,033 ha +0.0%
2014 749,712 ha -0.0%
2015 749,745 ha +0.0%
2016 749,395 ha -0.0%
2017 750,997 ha +0.2%
2018 756,261 ha +0.7%
2019 758,970 ha +0.4%
2020 759,855 ha +0.1%
2021 761,512 ha +0.2%
2022 763,112 ha +0.2%
2023 763,112 ha +0.0%
2024 763,112 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 793,358 ha 759,529 ha 898,917 ha 10
2000s 751,312 ha 742,328 ha 759,392 ha 10
2010s 750,910 ha 745,328 ha 758,970 ha 10
2020s 762,141 ha 759,855 ha 763,112 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 9 Russian Federation 251,006 ha compare
  2. 10 Sudan (former) 229,945 ha compare
  3. 11 South Sudan 221,985 ha compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 7.08 ha compare
  5. 12 Zambia 218,458 ha compare
  6. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 201,553 ha compare
  7. 14 Australia and New Zealand 176,078 ha compare
  8. 15 Norway 175,200 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Europe?
Grassland organic soils — area in Eastern Europe was 763,112 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 898,917 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 742,328 ha in 2009.
How does Eastern Europe rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe 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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