What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Oceania?

423,936 ha, with Oceania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 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.

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) vs Oceania: Drained organic soils — Area

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

279,863 ha

in 2024

Oceania

703,799 ha

in 2024

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) rank

21st

Oceania rank

19th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Oceania

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 703,799 ha against 279,863 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas), a difference of 423,936 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 2.5 times Falkland Islands (Malvinas)'s.

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

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ranks 21st 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	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	Oceania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	280,963 ha	636,810 ha	355,847 ha	Oceania
2000s	280,544 ha	709,762 ha	429,219 ha	Oceania
2010s	280,446 ha	687,839 ha	407,393 ha	Oceania
2020s	279,975 ha	701,550 ha	421,575 ha	Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) or Oceania?: Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 279,863 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Oceania?: 423,936 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Oceania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Oceania rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ranks 21st 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.