Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, Indonesia or Ireland?

Ireland, at 502,050 ha against 421,980 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Ireland?

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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Ireland: Grassland organic soils — Area

Indonesia

421,980 ha

in 2024

Ireland

502,050 ha

in 2024

Indonesia rank

6th

Ireland rank

5th

Grassland organic soils — Area over time

Indonesia
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 502,050 ha against 421,980 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 80,070 ha.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th of 242 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	356,116 ha	522,963 ha	166,847 ha	Ireland
2000s	378,622 ha	512,834 ha	134,213 ha	Ireland
2010s	415,707 ha	506,465 ha	90,758 ha	Ireland
2020s	422,365 ha	502,542 ha	80,177 ha	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, Indonesia or Ireland?: Ireland, at 502,050 ha against 421,980 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area between Indonesia and Ireland?: 80,070 ha, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Ireland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Ireland rank globally for grassland organic soils — area?: Indonesia ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th of 242 countries.
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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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 October 2026

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