Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in World

World: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0575 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.0706 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0571 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.071 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.071 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.058 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.057 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.057 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

World recorded 0.0575 ha per square kilometre for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0706 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0571 ha per square kilometre, in 2012.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in World, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in World, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0706 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0706 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1992 0.0585 ha per square kilometre -17.2%
1993 0.0579 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
1994 0.0579 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.058 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0579 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.0577 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
1998 0.0578 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
1999 0.0579 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0578 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2001 0.0579 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0579 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0579 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0578 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2005 0.0578 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2006 0.0578 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.0579 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2008 0.0579 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 0.058 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0581 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.0582 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.0571 ha per square kilometre -1.8%
2013 0.0572 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0572 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2015 0.0572 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0573 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 0.0573 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.0575 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2019 0.0574 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2020 0.0574 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0575 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2022 0.0575 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2023 0.0575 ha per square kilometre -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0605 ha per square kilometre 0.0577 ha per square kilometre 0.0706 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0579 ha per square kilometre 0.0578 ha per square kilometre 0.058 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0574 ha per square kilometre 0.0571 ha per square kilometre 0.0582 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0575 ha per square kilometre 0.0574 ha per square kilometre 0.0575 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Faroe Islands 9.26 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Ireland 7.29 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Isle of Man 1.61 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Germany 1.58 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in World?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in World was 0.0575 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0706 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
How does World rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.