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

Denmark, at 323.95 kt against 252.2 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

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

Denmark

323.95 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

252.2 kt

in 2024

Denmark rank

47th

Melanesia rank

50th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Denmark
Melanesia

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 323.95 kt against 252.2 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 71.75 kt.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Melanesia's.

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

Denmark ranks 47th and Melanesia ranks 50th of 242 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	320.64 kt	234.44 kt	86.2 kt	Denmark
2000s	318.52 kt	261.21 kt	57.31 kt	Denmark
2010s	323.45 kt	253.31 kt	70.14 kt	Denmark
2020s	323.52 kt	252.28 kt	71.23 kt	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Denmark or Melanesia?: Denmark, at 323.95 kt against 252.2 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Denmark and Melanesia?: 71.75 kt, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Melanesia rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Denmark ranks 47th 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.