Americas vs Melanesia: Grassland organic soils — Area
Americas
1.25 million ha
in 2024
Melanesia
8,155 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Melanesia rank
6th
Grassland organic soils — Area over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.25 million ha against 8,155 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 1.24 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 153.0 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 million ha | 7,634 ha | 1.21 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.23 million ha | 8,434 ha | 1.22 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.24 million ha | 8,212 ha | 1.23 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.25 million ha | 8,162 ha | 1.24 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 1.25 million ha against 8,155 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area between Americas and Melanesia?
- 1.24 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for grassland organic soils — area?
- Americas ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.