Americas vs Zambia: Grassland organic soils — Area
Americas
1.25 million ha
in 2024
Zambia
218,458 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Zambia rank
12th
Grassland organic soils — Area over time
- Americas
- Zambia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.25 million ha against 218,458 ha in Zambia, a difference of 1.03 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 5.7 times Zambia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 million ha | 220,103 ha | 1.00 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.23 million ha | 219,937 ha | 1.01 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.24 million ha | 218,433 ha | 1.02 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.25 million ha | 218,385 ha | 1.03 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, Americas or Zambia?
- Americas, at 1.25 million ha against 218,458 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area between Americas and Zambia?
- 1.03 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Zambia rank globally for grassland organic soils — area?
- Americas ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.