Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 70,817 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
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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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.