Grassland organic soils — Area in OECD
OECD: Grassland organic soils — Area was 4.25 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland organic soils — Area in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
OECD recorded 4.25 million ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in OECD peaked at 4.26 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.15 million ha, in 1990.
That places OECD 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.19 million ha | 4.15 million ha | 4.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.20 million ha | 4.20 million ha | 4.21 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 million ha | 4.21 million ha | 4.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 million ha | 4.25 million ha | 4.26 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in OECD?
- Grassland organic soils — area in OECD was 4.25 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 million ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 million ha in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD 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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About this data
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.