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

Indonesia, at 14,596 kt against 252.2 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

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

14,344 kt, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia 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.

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

Indonesia

14,596 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

252.2 kt

in 2024

Indonesia rank

4th

Melanesia rank

6th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Indonesia
Melanesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 14,596 kt against 252.2 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 14,344 kt.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 57.9 times Melanesia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,307 kt	234.44 kt	12,072 kt	Indonesia
2000s	13,107 kt	261.21 kt	12,846 kt	Indonesia
2010s	14,394 kt	253.31 kt	14,140 kt	Indonesia
2020s	14,609 kt	252.28 kt	14,357 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Indonesia or Melanesia?: Indonesia, at 14,596 kt against 252.2 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Indonesia and Melanesia?: 14,344 kt, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Melanesia rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Indonesia ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 221 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: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 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.