Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 70,817 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
70,817 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 31 groups
All-time high
76,344 ha
in 1990
All-time low
70,018 ha
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 76.3k ha1991: 76.3k ha1992: 76.3k ha1993: 76.3k ha1994: 76.3k ha1995: 75.0k ha1996: 74.6k ha1997: 73.8k ha1998: 73.6k ha1999: 73.4k ha2000: 72.6k ha2001: 73.2k ha2002: 73.2k ha2003: 72.9k ha2004: 72.6k ha2005: 72.2k ha2006: 72.1k ha2007: 72.0k ha2008: 71.9k ha2009: 71.7k ha2010: 71.7k ha2011: 71.7k ha2012: 71.6k ha2013: 71.6k ha2014: 71.1k ha2015: 71.0k ha2016: 70.9k ha2017: 71.0k ha2018: 71.2k ha2019: 70.1k ha2020: 70.1k ha2021: 70.0k ha2022: 70.8k ha2023: 70.8k ha2024: 70.8k ha

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 70,817 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Southern Asia peaked at 76,344 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70,018 ha, in 2021.

Southern Asia ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 76,344 ha
1991 76,344 ha +0.0%
1992 76,344 ha +0.0%
1993 76,334 ha -0.0%
1994 76,328 ha -0.0%
1995 74,954 ha -1.8%
1996 74,618 ha -0.4%
1997 73,790 ha -1.1%
1998 73,589 ha -0.3%
1999 73,378 ha -0.3%
2000 72,625 ha -1.0%
2001 73,246 ha +0.9%
2002 73,211 ha -0.0%
2003 72,929 ha -0.4%
2004 72,647 ha -0.4%
2005 72,236 ha -0.6%
2006 72,087 ha -0.2%
2007 72,000 ha -0.1%
2008 71,851 ha -0.2%
2009 71,703 ha -0.2%
2010 71,666 ha -0.1%
2011 71,700 ha +0.0%
2012 71,632 ha -0.1%
2013 71,568 ha -0.1%
2014 71,125 ha -0.6%
2015 71,030 ha -0.1%
2016 70,944 ha -0.1%
2017 71,043 ha +0.1%
2018 71,161 ha +0.2%
2019 70,092 ha -1.5%
2020 70,092 ha +0.0%
2021 70,018 ha -0.1%
2022 70,817 ha +1.1%
2023 70,817 ha +0.0%
2024 70,817 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75,203 ha 73,378 ha 76,344 ha 10
2000s 72,454 ha 71,703 ha 73,246 ha 10
2010s 71,196 ha 70,092 ha 71,700 ha 10
2020s 70,512 ha 70,018 ha 70,817 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 18 Belarus 146,705 ha compare
  2. 19 New Zealand 117,220 ha compare
  3. 20 Finland 83,100 ha compare
  4. 21 Sweden 74,537 ha compare
  5. 22 China 59,424 ha compare
  6. 22 China, mainland 59,424 ha compare
  7. 24 Australia 58,858 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Southern Asia?
Grassland organic soils — area in Southern Asia was 70,817 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 76,344 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 70,018 ha in 2021.
How does Southern Asia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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