Brazil vs Melanesia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Brazil
9,279 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
0 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
8th
Melanesia rank
8th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Brazil
- Melanesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9,279 ha against 0 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 9,279 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,653 ha | 1,533 ha | 36,120 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 19,714 ha | 132.66 ha | 19,581 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 9,225 ha | 49.17 ha | 9,176 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8,351 ha | 8.56 ha | 8,343 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Brazil or Melanesia?
- Brazil, at 9,279 ha against 0 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Brazil and Melanesia?
- 9,279 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Melanesia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 8th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. 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 Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.