Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Oceania or Sudan (former)?

Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 260,614 ha in Sudan (former) as of 2024.

What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Oceania and Sudan (former)?

443,185 ha, with Oceania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Sudan (former)?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

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.

Oceania vs Sudan (former): Drained organic soils — Area

Oceania

703,799 ha

in 2024

Sudan (former)

260,614 ha

in 2011

Oceania rank

19th

Sudan (former) rank

22nd

Drained organic soils — Area over time

Oceania
Sudan (former)

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 703,799 ha against 260,614 ha in Sudan (former), a difference of 443,185 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 2.7 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Oceania ranks 19th and Sudan (former) ranks 22nd of 31 groups.

Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oceania	Sudan (former)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	636,810 ha	258,057 ha	378,753 ha	Oceania
2000s	709,762 ha	261,122 ha	448,640 ha	Oceania
2010s	691,044 ha	260,656 ha	430,388 ha	Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Oceania or Sudan (former)?: Oceania, at 703,799 ha against 260,614 ha in Sudan (former) as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Oceania and Sudan (former)?: 443,185 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Sudan (former)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Oceania and Sudan (former) rank globally for drained organic soils — area?: Oceania ranks 19th and Sudan (former) ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
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.