Melanesia vs Polynesia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Melanesia
630.67 kt
in 2025
Polynesia
36.67 kt
in 2025
Melanesia rank
9th
Polynesia rank
11th
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 630.67 kt against 36.67 kt in Polynesia, a difference of 594 kt.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 17.2 times Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 9th and Polynesia ranks 11th of 21 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,857 kt | -44 kt | 6,901 kt | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 7,279 kt | 8.8 kt | 7,270 kt | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 2,654 kt | 50.6 kt | 2,603 kt | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1,809 kt | 40.33 kt | 1,769 kt | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Melanesia, at 630.67 kt against 36.67 kt in Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 594 kt, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and Polynesia ranks 11th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).