Grassland organic soils — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Grassland organic soils — Area was 728,565 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
728,565 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
728,565 ha
in 2022
All-time low
717,426 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Northern America, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 718.9k ha1991: 718.9k ha1992: 718.9k ha1993: 718.2k ha1994: 717.4k ha1995: 721.2k ha1996: 720.8k ha1997: 720.6k ha1998: 721.6k ha1999: 722.9k ha2000: 722.3k ha2001: 722.1k ha2002: 722.5k ha2003: 721.9k ha2004: 721.8k ha2005: 721.1k ha2006: 720.0k ha2007: 719.5k ha2008: 720.1k ha2009: 720.6k ha2010: 721.6k ha2011: 722.1k ha2012: 722.0k ha2013: 720.9k ha2014: 720.2k ha2015: 720.1k ha2016: 719.7k ha2017: 719.6k ha2018: 724.6k ha2019: 726.9k ha2020: 727.1k ha2021: 728.2k ha2022: 728.6k ha2023: 728.6k ha2024: 728.6k ha

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 728,565 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Northern America peaked at 728,565 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 717,426 ha, in 1994.

Northern America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Northern America, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 718,941 ha
1991 718,941 ha +0.0%
1992 718,941 ha +0.0%
1993 718,213 ha -0.1%
1994 717,426 ha -0.1%
1995 721,166 ha +0.5%
1996 720,754 ha -0.1%
1997 720,601 ha -0.0%
1998 721,566 ha +0.1%
1999 722,929 ha +0.2%
2000 722,306 ha -0.1%
2001 722,063 ha -0.0%
2002 722,475 ha +0.1%
2003 721,932 ha -0.1%
2004 721,805 ha -0.0%
2005 721,061 ha -0.1%
2006 719,963 ha -0.2%
2007 719,529 ha -0.1%
2008 720,093 ha +0.1%
2009 720,627 ha +0.1%
2010 721,629 ha +0.1%
2011 722,115 ha +0.1%
2012 721,966 ha -0.0%
2013 720,860 ha -0.2%
2014 720,250 ha -0.1%
2015 720,121 ha -0.0%
2016 719,718 ha -0.1%
2017 719,647 ha -0.0%
2018 724,613 ha +0.7%
2019 726,857 ha +0.3%
2020 727,061 ha +0.0%
2021 728,183 ha +0.2%
2022 728,565 ha +0.1%
2023 728,565 ha +0.0%
2024 728,565 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 719,948 ha 717,426 ha 722,929 ha 10
2000s 721,185 ha 719,529 ha 722,475 ha 10
2010s 721,778 ha 719,647 ha 726,857 ha 10
2020s 728,188 ha 727,061 ha 728,565 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 10 Sudan (former) 229,945 ha compare
  2. 11 South Sudan 221,985 ha compare
  3. 12 Türkiye 7.08 ha compare
  4. 12 Zambia 218,458 ha compare
  5. 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 201,553 ha compare
  6. 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha
  7. 14 Australia and New Zealand 176,078 ha compare
  8. 15 Norway 175,200 ha compare
  9. 16 Argentina 155,542 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Northern America?
Grassland organic soils — area in Northern America was 728,565 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 728,565 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 717,426 ha in 1994.
How does Northern America rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Northern America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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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