Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Melanesia or OECD?

OECD, at 9.85 million ha against 459,259 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Melanesia and OECD?

9.39 million ha, with OECD ahead.

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

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.

Melanesia vs OECD: Drained organic soils — Area

Melanesia

459,259 ha

in 2024

OECD

9.85 million ha

in 2024

Melanesia rank

4th

OECD rank

1st

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Melanesia
OECD

How they compare

OECD currently reports 9.85 million ha against 459,259 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 9.39 million ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 21.4 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	392,806 ha	9.59 million ha	9.19 million ha	OECD
2000s	463,824 ha	9.74 million ha	9.27 million ha	OECD
2010s	442,876 ha	9.78 million ha	9.34 million ha	OECD
2020s	457,020 ha	9.85 million ha	9.39 million ha	OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Melanesia or OECD?: OECD, at 9.85 million ha against 459,259 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Melanesia and OECD?: 9.39 million ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and OECD?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Melanesia and OECD rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Melanesia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 22 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.