Melanesia vs South America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Melanesia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 19,652 kt against 70.41 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 19,582 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 279.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 21 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,977 kt | 27,139 kt | 25,161 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 155.82 kt | 21,022 kt | 20,866 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 156.43 kt | 17,805 kt | 17,649 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 56.89 kt | 23,255 kt | 23,198 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or South America?
- South America, at 19,652 kt against 70.41 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Melanesia and South America?
- 19,582 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and South America rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf