Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Grassland organic soils — Area was 19,382 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Southern Europe is 19,382 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Southern Europe peaked at 19,490 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17,220 ha, in 1997.
Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,354 ha | — |
| 1991 | 17,354 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17,354 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17,289 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 17,271 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17,230 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 17,223 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17,220 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,948 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 18,517 ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 18,642 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18,563 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 19,166 ha | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 19,207 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19,487 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 19,444 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19,413 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 19,300 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 19,431 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 19,443 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 19,481 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 19,478 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19,488 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19,490 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19,429 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19,429 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,319 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19,227 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19,143 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 19,436 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 19,391 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 19,359 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 19,382 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19,382 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19,382 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,476 ha | 17,220 ha | 18,517 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,210 ha | 18,563 ha | 19,487 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,392 ha | 19,143 ha | 19,490 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,379 ha | 19,359 ha | 19,391 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 211.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — area in Southern Europe?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Southern Europe was 19,382 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19,490 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,220 ha in 1997.
- How does Southern Europe rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.