Grassland organic soils — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Grassland organic soils — Area was 666,653 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
666,653 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 22 regions
All-time high
689,300 ha
in 1995
All-time low
666,653 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720241990: 686.8k ha1991: 686.8k ha1992: 686.8k ha1993: 686.8k ha1994: 686.8k ha1995: 689.3k ha1996: 687.4k ha1997: 686.4k ha1998: 687.2k ha1999: 686.6k ha2000: 686.7k ha2001: 686.9k ha2002: 686.5k ha2003: 685.1k ha2004: 683.4k ha2005: 683.3k ha2006: 682.5k ha2007: 681.8k ha2008: 680.6k ha2009: 680.2k ha2010: 680.5k ha2011: 680.5k ha2012: 680.3k ha2013: 680.8k ha2014: 679.1k ha2015: 679.1k ha2016: 677.8k ha2017: 676.6k ha2018: 675.5k ha2019: 668.0k ha2020: 667.3k ha2021: 666.7k ha2022: 666.7k ha2023: 666.7k ha2024: 666.7k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 666,653 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 689,300 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 666,653 ha, in 2022.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 686,808 ha
1991 686,808 ha +0.0%
1992 686,808 ha +0.0%
1993 686,804 ha -0.0%
1994 686,785 ha -0.0%
1995 689,300 ha +0.4%
1996 687,382 ha -0.3%
1997 686,427 ha -0.1%
1998 687,223 ha +0.1%
1999 686,587 ha -0.1%
2000 686,684 ha +0.0%
2001 686,884 ha +0.0%
2002 686,509 ha -0.1%
2003 685,084 ha -0.2%
2004 683,447 ha -0.2%
2005 683,251 ha -0.0%
2006 682,503 ha -0.1%
2007 681,772 ha -0.1%
2008 680,634 ha -0.2%
2009 680,200 ha -0.1%
2010 680,545 ha +0.1%
2011 680,503 ha -0.0%
2012 680,347 ha -0.0%
2013 680,758 ha +0.1%
2014 679,121 ha -0.2%
2015 679,083 ha -0.0%
2016 677,772 ha -0.2%
2017 676,599 ha -0.2%
2018 675,505 ha -0.2%
2019 667,964 ha -1.1%
2020 667,258 ha -0.1%
2021 666,703 ha -0.1%
2022 666,653 ha -0.0%
2023 666,653 ha +0.0%
2024 666,653 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 687,093 ha 686,427 ha 689,300 ha 10
2000s 683,697 ha 680,200 ha 686,884 ha 10
2010s 677,820 ha 667,964 ha 680,758 ha 10
2020s 666,784 ha 666,653 ha 667,258 ha 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 OECD 4.25 million ha compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.18 million ha compare
  3. 3 Mongolia 921,606 ha compare
  4. 4 Germany 553,573 ha compare
  5. 5 Ireland 502,050 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Grassland organic soils — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 666,653 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 689,300 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 666,653 ha in 2022.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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