Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Colombia or Melanesia?

Melanesia, at 252.2 kt against 234.63 kt in Colombia as of 2024.

What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Colombia and Melanesia?

17.57 kt, with Melanesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Melanesia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Colombia

234.63 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

252.2 kt

in 2024

Colombia rank

52nd

Melanesia rank

50th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Colombia
Melanesia

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 252.2 kt against 234.63 kt in Colombia, a difference of 17.57 kt.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 52nd and Melanesia ranks 50th of 242 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	155.56 kt	234.44 kt	78.87 kt	Melanesia
2000s	198.7 kt	261.21 kt	62.51 kt	Melanesia
2010s	218.75 kt	253.31 kt	34.56 kt	Melanesia
2020s	234.54 kt	252.28 kt	17.74 kt	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Colombia or Melanesia?: Melanesia, at 252.2 kt against 234.63 kt in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Colombia and Melanesia?: 17.57 kt, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Melanesia rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Colombia ranks 52nd and Melanesia ranks 50th of 242 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland 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: 275 places, 9,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 October 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.