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

Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 349,418 ha in Lithuania as of 2024.

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

354,381 ha, with Oceania ahead.

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

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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Oceania: Drained organic soils — Area

Lithuania

349,418 ha

in 2024

Oceania

703,799 ha

in 2024

Lithuania rank

18th

Oceania rank

19th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Lithuania
Oceania

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 703,799 ha against 349,418 ha in Lithuania, a difference of 354,381 ha.

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

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

Lithuania ranks 18th 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	Lithuania	Oceania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	360,579 ha	643,046 ha	282,467 ha	Oceania
2000s	355,947 ha	709,762 ha	353,816 ha	Oceania
2010s	351,910 ha	687,839 ha	335,928 ha	Oceania
2020s	349,366 ha	701,550 ha	352,184 ha	Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Lithuania or Oceania?: Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 349,418 ha in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Lithuania and Oceania?: 354,381 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Oceania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Oceania rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Lithuania ranks 18th 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.