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

Melanesia, at 459,259 ha against 74,654 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.

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

384,605 ha, with Melanesia ahead.

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

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 Viet Nam: Drained organic soils — Area

Melanesia

459,259 ha

in 2024

Viet Nam

74,654 ha

in 2024

Melanesia rank

4th

Viet Nam rank

7th

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Melanesia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 459,259 ha against 74,654 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 384,605 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 6.2 times Viet Nam's.

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

Melanesia ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 7th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	392,806 ha	76,362 ha	316,444 ha	Melanesia
2000s	463,824 ha	77,789 ha	386,035 ha	Melanesia
2010s	442,876 ha	76,673 ha	366,202 ha	Melanesia
2020s	457,020 ha	74,784 ha	382,236 ha	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Melanesia or Viet Nam?: Melanesia, at 459,259 ha against 74,654 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Melanesia and Viet Nam?: 384,605 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Viet Nam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Melanesia and Viet Nam rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Melanesia ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 7th 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.