Melanesia vs Southern Asia: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Melanesia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 2,138 kt against 70.41 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 2,068 kt.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 30.4 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 21 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Southern Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,977 kt | 1,869 kt | 108.52 kt | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 155.82 kt | 1,902 kt | 1,747 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 156.43 kt | 2,679 kt | 2,523 kt | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 56.89 kt | 2,121 kt | 2,064 kt | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Melanesia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 2,138 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 Southern Asia?
- 2,068 kt, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Southern Asia rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Southern Asia ranks 12th 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