Drained organic soils — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Drained organic soils — Area was 459,259 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Melanesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Melanesia stood at 459,259 ha.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Melanesia peaked at 473,750 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 369,745 ha, in 1990.
Melanesia ranks 13th of 46 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 392,806 ha | 369,745 ha | 439,967 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 463,824 ha | 446,828 ha | 473,750 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,876 ha | 438,718 ha | 446,320 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 457,020 ha | 451,727 ha | 459,259 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Melanesia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.12 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Melanesia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Melanesia was 459,259 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 473,750 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,745 ha in 1990.
- How does Melanesia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Melanesia ranks 13th out of 46 regions with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.