Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Belarus or Melanesia?

Belarus, at 27.6 kt against 3.85 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Melanesia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Melanesia: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Belarus

27.6 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

3.85 kt

in 2024

Belarus rank

4th

Melanesia rank

4th

Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Belarus
Melanesia

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 27.6 kt against 3.85 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 23.75 kt.

That makes Belarus's figure about 7.2 times Melanesia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 4th of 221 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.98 kt	3.39 kt	24.58 kt	Belarus
2000s	28.4 kt	3.91 kt	24.49 kt	Belarus
2010s	28.02 kt	3.74 kt	24.28 kt	Belarus
2020s	27.6 kt	3.84 kt	23.76 kt	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — emissions, Belarus or Melanesia?: Belarus, at 27.6 kt against 3.85 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — emissions between Belarus and Melanesia?: 23.75 kt, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Melanesia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Melanesia rank globally for cropland organic soils — emissions?: Belarus ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 4th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.