Grassland organic soils — Area in Oceania

Oceania: Grassland organic soils — Area was 184,232 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
184,232 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
185,969 ha
in 2001
All-time low
180,736 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Oceania, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200720241990: 180.8k ha1991: 180.8k ha1992: 180.8k ha1993: 180.8k ha1994: 180.7k ha1995: 183.9k ha1996: 183.9k ha1997: 184.2k ha1998: 184.6k ha1999: 185.4k ha2000: 185.7k ha2001: 186.0k ha2002: 185.8k ha2003: 185.6k ha2004: 185.2k ha2005: 184.8k ha2006: 184.6k ha2007: 184.5k ha2008: 184.5k ha2009: 184.6k ha2010: 184.7k ha2011: 184.7k ha2012: 184.7k ha2013: 185.0k ha2014: 184.8k ha2015: 184.8k ha2016: 184.6k ha2017: 184.6k ha2018: 184.6k ha2019: 184.2k ha2020: 184.2k ha2021: 184.3k ha2022: 184.2k ha2023: 184.2k ha2024: 184.2k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Oceania is 184,232 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Oceania peaked at 185,969 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 180,736 ha, in 1994.

Oceania ranks 20th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Oceania, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 180,828 ha
1991 180,828 ha +0.0%
1992 180,828 ha +0.0%
1993 180,777 ha -0.0%
1994 180,736 ha -0.0%
1995 183,857 ha +1.7%
1996 183,916 ha +0.0%
1997 184,230 ha +0.2%
1998 184,553 ha +0.2%
1999 185,412 ha +0.5%
2000 185,724 ha +0.2%
2001 185,969 ha +0.1%
2002 185,832 ha -0.1%
2003 185,615 ha -0.1%
2004 185,185 ha -0.2%
2005 184,848 ha -0.2%
2006 184,594 ha -0.1%
2007 184,525 ha -0.0%
2008 184,451 ha -0.0%
2009 184,567 ha +0.1%
2010 184,703 ha +0.1%
2011 184,676 ha -0.0%
2012 184,662 ha -0.0%
2013 184,969 ha +0.2%
2014 184,819 ha -0.1%
2015 184,812 ha -0.0%
2016 184,586 ha -0.1%
2017 184,583 ha -0.0%
2018 184,606 ha +0.0%
2019 184,188 ha -0.2%
2020 184,171 ha -0.0%
2021 184,268 ha +0.1%
2022 184,232 ha -0.0%
2023 184,232 ha +0.0%
2024 184,232 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 182,596 ha 180,736 ha 185,412 ha 10
2000s 185,131 ha 184,451 ha 185,969 ha 10
2010s 184,660 ha 184,188 ha 184,969 ha 10
2020s 184,227 ha 184,171 ha 184,268 ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 17 Canada 155,269 ha compare
  2. 18 Belarus 146,705 ha compare
  3. 19 New Zealand 117,220 ha compare
  4. 20 Finland 83,100 ha compare
  5. 21 Sweden 74,537 ha compare
  6. 22 China (People’s Republic of) 59,424 ha compare
  7. 22 China, mainland 59,424 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Oceania?
Grassland organic soils — area in Oceania was 184,232 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 185,969 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 180,736 ha in 1994.
How does Oceania rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Oceania ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oceania 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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