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Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia

Melanesia: Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
2nd
of 114 countries
All-time high
13.1 % change on previous year
in 1995
All-time low
-1.14 % change on previous year
in 2008
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1991–2024

0510151991200720241991: 0 % change on previous year1992: 0 % change on previous year1993: 0 % change on previous year1994: 0 % change on previous year1995: 13.1 % change on previous year1996: -0.052 % change on previous year1997: 1.9 % change on previous year1998: 1.3 % change on previous year1999: 2.7 % change on previous year2000: 0.714 % change on previous year2001: -0.019 % change on previous year2002: -0.415 % change on previous year2003: -0.089 % change on previous year2004: -0.602 % change on previous year2005: 0.159 % change on previous year2006: -0.795 % change on previous year2007: -0.256 % change on previous year2008: -1.1 % change on previous year2009: -0.22 % change on previous year2010: 0.021 % change on previous year2011: -0.066 % change on previous year2012: -0.123 % change on previous year2013: 0.113 % change on previous year2014: -1.1 % change on previous year2015: 0 % change on previous year2016: -0.084 % change on previous year2017: 0.167 % change on previous year2018: 0.777 % change on previous year2019: -0.712 % change on previous year2020: 0.007 % change on previous year2021: -0.173 % change on previous year2022: -0.131 % change on previous year2023: 0 % change on previous year2024: 0 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia is 0 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 13.1 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.14 % change on previous year, in 2008.

Melanesia ranks 2nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year

Year % change on previous year Change
1991 0 % change on previous year —
1992 0 % change on previous year —
1993 0 % change on previous year —
1994 0 % change on previous year —
1995 13.1 % change on previous year —
1996 -0.0524 % change on previous year -100.4%
1997 1.85 % change on previous year -3633.8%
1998 1.32 % change on previous year -28.9%
1999 2.71 % change on previous year +106.0%
2000 0.7145 % change on previous year -73.7%
2001 -0.0193 % change on previous year -102.7%
2002 -0.4147 % change on previous year +2048.3%
2003 -0.0891 % change on previous year -78.5%
2004 -0.6017 % change on previous year +575.5%
2005 0.1593 % change on previous year -126.5%
2006 -0.7951 % change on previous year -599.3%
2007 -0.2556 % change on previous year -67.8%
2008 -1.14 % change on previous year +347.1%
2009 -0.2195 % change on previous year -80.8%
2010 0.0209 % change on previous year -109.5%
2011 -0.0656 % change on previous year -413.2%
2012 -0.1227 % change on previous year +87.0%
2013 0.1131 % change on previous year -192.2%
2014 -1.1 % change on previous year -1076.3%
2015 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2016 -0.0839 % change on previous year —
2017 0.1667 % change on previous year -298.7%
2018 0.7772 % change on previous year +366.4%
2019 -0.7118 % change on previous year -191.6%
2020 0.0071 % change on previous year -101.0%
2021 -0.1732 % change on previous year -2542.9%
2022 -0.1307 % change on previous year -24.6%
2023 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2024 0 % change on previous year —

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +3633.8% -0.0524 % change on previous year 1.85 % change on previous year
2021 -2542.9% 0.0071 % change on previous year -0.1732 % change on previous year
2002 -2048.3% -0.0193 % change on previous year -0.4147 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.1 % change on previous year -0.0524 % change on previous year 13.1 % change on previous year 9
2000s -0.2664 % change on previous year -1.14 % change on previous year 0.7145 % change on previous year 10
2010s -0.101 % change on previous year -1.1 % change on previous year 0.7772 % change on previous year 10
2020s -0.0594 % change on previous year -0.1732 % change on previous year 0.0071 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.49 % change on previous year compare
  2. 2 Angola 0 % change on previous year compare
  3. 2 Albania 0 % change on previous year compare
  4. 2 Argentina 0 % change on previous year compare
  5. 2 Australia 0 % change on previous year compare
  6. 2 Austria 0 % change on previous year compare
  7. 2 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
  8. 2 Belgium 0 % change on previous year compare
  9. 2 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year compare
  10. 2 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year compare
  11. 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year compare
  12. 2 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
  13. 2 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
  14. 2 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
  15. 2 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
  16. 2 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  17. 2 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
  18. 2 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
  19. 2 Chile 0 % change on previous year compare
  20. 2 China 0 % change on previous year compare
  21. 2 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
  22. 2 Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
  23. 2 Colombia 0 % change on previous year compare
  24. 2 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
  25. 2 Czechia 0 % change on previous year compare
  26. 2 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
  27. 2 Denmark 0 % change on previous year compare
  28. 2 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year compare
  29. 2 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year
  30. 2 Spain 0 % change on previous year compare
  31. 2 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  32. 2 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
  33. 2 Finland 0 % change on previous year compare
  34. 2 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
  35. 2 France 0 % change on previous year compare
  36. 2 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  37. 2 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
  38. 2 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
  39. 2 Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  40. 2 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year
  41. 2 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
  42. 2 Guyana 0 % change on previous year compare
  43. 2 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
  44. 2 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
  45. 2 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
  46. 2 Isle of Man 0 % change on previous year compare
  47. 2 India 0 % change on previous year compare
  48. 2 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
  49. 2 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
  50. 2 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
  51. 2 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
  52. 2 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
  53. 2 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year compare
  54. 2 Kenya 0 % change on previous year compare
  55. 2 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
  56. 2 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year compare
  57. 2 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
  58. 2 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
  59. 2 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
  60. 2 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
  61. 2 Mexico 0 % change on previous year
  62. 2 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
  63. 2 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year compare
  64. 2 Malawi 0 % change on previous year compare
  65. 2 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
  66. 2 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
  67. 2 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
  68. 2 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
  69. 2 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
  70. 2 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
  71. 2 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
  72. 2 Peru 0 % change on previous year compare
  73. 2 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  74. 2 Poland 0 % change on previous year compare
  75. 2 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
  76. 2 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
  77. 2 Romania 0 % change on previous year compare
  78. 2 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
  79. 2 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  80. 2 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
  81. 2 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
  82. 2 Suriname 0 % change on previous year compare
  83. 2 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
  84. 2 Slovenia 0 % change on previous year compare
  85. 2 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
  86. 2 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
  87. 2 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
  88. 2 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
  89. 2 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
  90. 2 Uruguay 0 % change on previous year compare
  91. 2 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
  92. 2 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
  93. 2 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year compare
  94. 2 Serbia and Montenegro 0 % change on previous year
  95. 2 OECD 0 % change on previous year compare
  96. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
  97. 2 Caribbean 0 % change on previous year compare
  98. 2 Republic of Moldova 0 % change on previous year compare
  99. 2 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year compare
  100. 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  101. 2 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year compare
  102. 2 Türkiye 0 % change on previous year
  103. 2 Australia and New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
  104. 2 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year compare
  105. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
  106. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
  107. 2 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
  108. 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 % change on previous year compare
  109. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
  110. 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
  111. 2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
Grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia was 0 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 13.1 % change on previous year in 1995.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.14 % change on previous year in 2008.
How does Melanesia rank for grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate?
Melanesia ranks 2nd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland organic soils — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
146 places, 4,769 data points, 1991–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Grassland organic soils — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.