Grassland organic soils — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing States (SIDS): Grassland organic soils — Area was 30,887 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,887 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 22 regions
All-time high
30,964 ha
in 2018
All-time low
21,366 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 21.4k ha1991: 21.4k ha1992: 21.4k ha1993: 24.2k ha1994: 24.2k ha1995: 26.4k ha1996: 26.7k ha1997: 27.1k ha1998: 27.4k ha1999: 28.2k ha2000: 28.4k ha2001: 28.5k ha2002: 28.4k ha2003: 28.3k ha2004: 30.4k ha2005: 30.5k ha2006: 30.4k ha2007: 30.5k ha2008: 30.5k ha2009: 30.6k ha2010: 30.6k ha2011: 30.6k ha2012: 30.7k ha2013: 30.7k ha2014: 30.6k ha2015: 30.6k ha2016: 30.7k ha2017: 30.8k ha2018: 31.0k ha2019: 30.5k ha2020: 30.6k ha2021: 30.7k ha2022: 30.9k ha2023: 30.9k ha2024: 30.9k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 30,887 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 30,964 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21,366 ha, in 1990.

Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 22 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 21,366 ha
1991 21,366 ha +0.0%
1992 21,366 ha +0.0%
1993 24,247 ha +13.5%
1994 24,236 ha -0.0%
1995 26,374 ha +8.8%
1996 26,730 ha +1.4%
1997 27,079 ha +1.3%
1998 27,369 ha +1.1%
1999 28,205 ha +3.1%
2000 28,391 ha +0.7%
2001 28,463 ha +0.3%
2002 28,426 ha -0.1%
2003 28,338 ha -0.3%
2004 30,439 ha +7.4%
2005 30,497 ha +0.2%
2006 30,447 ha -0.2%
2007 30,479 ha +0.1%
2008 30,501 ha +0.1%
2009 30,572 ha +0.2%
2010 30,607 ha +0.1%
2011 30,607 ha +0.0%
2012 30,720 ha +0.4%
2013 30,706 ha -0.0%
2014 30,630 ha -0.2%
2015 30,582 ha -0.2%
2016 30,676 ha +0.3%
2017 30,817 ha +0.5%
2018 30,964 ha +0.5%
2019 30,537 ha -1.4%
2020 30,582 ha +0.1%
2021 30,688 ha +0.3%
2022 30,887 ha +0.6%
2023 30,887 ha +0.0%
2024 30,887 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,834 ha 21,366 ha 28,205 ha 10
2000s 29,655 ha 28,338 ha 30,572 ha 10
2010s 30,685 ha 30,537 ha 30,964 ha 10
2020s 30,786 ha 30,582 ha 30,887 ha 5

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  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
  6. 6 Indonesia 421,980 ha compare
  7. 7 Poland 281,911 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Grassland organic soils — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 30,887 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 30,964 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 21,366 ha in 1990.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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