Grassland organic soils — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 8,155 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland organic soils — Area in Melanesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 8,155 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Melanesia peaked at 8,548 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,083 ha, in 1990.
That places Melanesia 6th 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.
Grassland organic soils — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,083 ha | — |
| 1991 | 7,083 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,083 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,083 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,083 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,011 ha | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 8,007 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8,156 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 8,263 ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 8,487 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,548 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8,546 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,511 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,503 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8,452 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8,466 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,398 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8,377 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8,281 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8,263 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,265 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,259 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,249 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8,258 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,167 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8,167 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,160 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8,174 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,237 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,179 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8,179 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,165 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8,155 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,155 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,155 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,634 ha | 7,083 ha | 8,487 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,434 ha | 8,263 ha | 8,548 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,212 ha | 8,160 ha | 8,265 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,162 ha | 8,155 ha | 8,179 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
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 grassland organic soils — area in Melanesia?
- Grassland organic soils — area in Melanesia was 8,155 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,548 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,083 ha in 1990.
- How does Melanesia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
- Melanesia ranks 6th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.