Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Bangladesh or Oceania?

Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Bangladesh and Oceania?

349,844 ha, with Oceania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Oceania?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Oceania: Drained organic soils — Area

Bangladesh

353,955 ha

in 2024

Oceania

703,799 ha

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

16th

Oceania rank

19th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Bangladesh
Oceania

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 703,799 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh, a difference of 349,844 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 2.0 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 16th and Oceania ranks 19th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Oceania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	369,024 ha	636,810 ha	267,786 ha	Oceania
2000s	361,348 ha	709,762 ha	348,414 ha	Oceania
2010s	358,766 ha	687,839 ha	329,072 ha	Oceania
2020s	355,884 ha	701,550 ha	345,666 ha	Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Bangladesh or Oceania?: Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 353,955 ha in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Bangladesh and Oceania?: 349,844 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Oceania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Oceania rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Bangladesh ranks 16th and Oceania ranks 19th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drained 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
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.