Grassland organic soils — Area in India
India: Grassland organic soils — Area was 8,081 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Area in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland organic soils — area in India stood at 8,081 ha.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in India peaked at 12,183 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,031 ha, in 2018.
That places India 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,564 ha | 9,828 ha | 12,183 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,654 ha | 8,227 ha | 9,190 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,097 ha | 8,031 ha | 8,200 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,083 ha | 8,081 ha | 8,089 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in India?
- Grassland organic soils — area in India was 8,081 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12,183 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,031 ha in 2018.
- How does India rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- India ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.