Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Europe or Melanesia?

Europe, at 285,275 kt against 22,176 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

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

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 — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe vs Melanesia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Europe

285,275 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

22,176 kt

in 2024

Europe rank

5th

Melanesia rank

4th

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Europe
Melanesia

How they compare

Europe currently reports 285,275 kt against 22,176 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 263,099 kt.

That makes Europe's figure about 12.9 times Melanesia's.

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

Europe ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 4th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	280,219 kt	18,863 kt	261,356 kt	Europe
2000s	281,876 kt	22,424 kt	259,452 kt	Europe
2010s	283,160 kt	21,377 kt	261,782 kt	Europe
2020s	285,199 kt	22,069 kt	263,130 kt	Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions, Europe or Melanesia?: Europe, at 285,275 kt against 22,176 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions between Europe and Melanesia?: 263,099 kt, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe and Melanesia rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions?: Europe ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
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.