Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Melanesia

Melanesia: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 21,924 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21,924 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 22 regions
All-time high
22,662 kt
in 2002
All-time low
17,484 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Melanesia, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 17.5k kt1991: 17.5k kt1992: 17.5k kt1993: 17.5k kt1994: 17.5k kt1995: 19.3k kt1996: 19.3k kt1997: 19.4k kt1998: 19.9k kt1999: 21.0k kt2000: 22.1k kt2001: 22.4k kt2002: 22.7k kt2003: 22.5k kt2004: 22.6k kt2005: 22.4k kt2006: 22.2k kt2007: 22.0k kt2008: 21.5k kt2009: 21.3k kt2010: 21.3k kt2011: 21.3k kt2012: 21.2k kt2013: 21.2k kt2014: 21.1k kt2015: 21.1k kt2016: 20.9k kt2017: 20.9k kt2018: 21.0k kt2019: 21.2k kt2020: 21.6k kt2021: 21.8k kt2022: 21.9k kt2023: 21.9k kt2024: 21.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — emissions in Melanesia stood at 21,924 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Melanesia peaked at 22,662 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17,484 kt, in 1990.

That places Melanesia 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Melanesia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 17,484 kt
1991 17,484 kt +0.0%
1992 17,484 kt +0.0%
1993 17,484 kt +0.0%
1994 17,484 kt +0.0%
1995 19,306 kt +10.4%
1996 19,286 kt -0.1%
1997 19,406 kt +0.6%
1998 19,899 kt +2.5%
1999 20,968 kt +5.4%
2000 22,060 kt +5.2%
2001 22,416 kt +1.6%
2002 22,662 kt +1.1%
2003 22,510 kt -0.7%
2004 22,604 kt +0.4%
2005 22,401 kt -0.9%
2006 22,163 kt -1.1%
2007 21,988 kt -0.8%
2008 21,500 kt -2.2%
2009 21,321 kt -0.8%
2010 21,298 kt -0.1%
2011 21,258 kt -0.2%
2012 21,237 kt -0.1%
2013 21,179 kt -0.3%
2014 21,103 kt -0.4%
2015 21,103 kt +0.0%
2016 20,937 kt -0.8%
2017 20,911 kt -0.1%
2018 21,015 kt +0.5%
2019 21,199 kt +0.9%
2020 21,558 kt +1.7%
2021 21,753 kt +0.9%
2022 21,924 kt +0.8%
2023 21,924 kt +0.0%
2024 21,924 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,629 kt 17,484 kt 20,968 kt 10
2000s 22,162 kt 21,321 kt 22,662 kt 10
2010s 21,124 kt 20,911 kt 21,298 kt 10
2020s 21,817 kt 21,558 kt 21,924 kt 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Indonesia 226,758 kt compare
  2. 2 OECD 167,145 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 47,911 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 39,137 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 35,130 kt compare
  6. 6 Malaysia 29,817 kt compare
  7. 7 Poland 22,402 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Melanesia?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Melanesia was 21,924 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 22,662 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,484 kt in 1990.
How does Melanesia rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Melanesia ranks 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland 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
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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.