Drained organic soils — Emissions in Melanesia

Melanesia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 22,176 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22,176 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 22 regions
All-time high
22,926 kt
in 2002
All-time low
17,700 kt
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Melanesia, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 17.7k kt1991: 17.7k kt1992: 17.7k kt1993: 17.7k kt1994: 17.7k kt1995: 19.6k kt1996: 19.5k kt1997: 19.7k kt1998: 20.2k kt1999: 21.2k kt2000: 22.3k kt2001: 22.7k kt2002: 22.9k kt2003: 22.8k kt2004: 22.9k kt2005: 22.7k kt2006: 22.4k kt2007: 22.2k kt2008: 21.8k kt2009: 21.6k kt2010: 21.6k kt2011: 21.5k kt2012: 21.5k kt2013: 21.4k kt2014: 21.4k kt2015: 21.4k kt2016: 21.2k kt2017: 21.2k kt2018: 21.3k kt2019: 21.5k kt2020: 21.8k kt2021: 22.0k kt2022: 22.2k kt2023: 22.2k kt2024: 22.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Melanesia stood at 22,176 kt.

That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Melanesia peaked at 22,926 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17,700 kt, in 1990.

Melanesia ranks 4th of 22 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,863 kt 17,700 kt 21,232 kt 10
2000s 22,424 kt 21,576 kt 22,926 kt 10
2010s 21,377 kt 21,163 kt 21,553 kt 10
2020s 22,069 kt 21,811 kt 22,176 kt 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 OECD 257,740 kt compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 241,354 kt compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 53,142 kt compare
  4. 4 Belarus 42,203 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 38,348 kt compare
  6. 6 Malaysia 31,521 kt compare
  7. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Melanesia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Melanesia was 22,176 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 22,926 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,700 kt in 1990.
How does Melanesia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Melanesia ranks 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions 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 — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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.