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

Germany, at 8.2 kt against 0.0611 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Melanesia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Germany

8.2 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

0.0611 kt

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

Melanesia rank

6th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Germany
Melanesia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 8.2 kt against 0.0611 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 8.14 kt.

That makes Germany's figure about 134.2 times Melanesia's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.98 kt	0.057 kt	7.92 kt	Germany
2000s	8.03 kt	0.0632 kt	7.96 kt	Germany
2010s	8.1 kt	0.0614 kt	8.04 kt	Germany
2020s	8.2 kt	0.0612 kt	8.14 kt	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Germany or Melanesia?: Germany, at 8.2 kt against 0.0611 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Germany and Melanesia?: 8.14 kt, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Germany and Melanesia rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Germany 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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
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.