Melanesia vs South America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Melanesia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 10,542 kt against 37.76 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 10,504 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 279.2 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 | 1,531 kt | 18,449 kt | 16,918 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 90.8 kt | 11,520 kt | 11,429 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 83.92 kt | 9,552 kt | 9,468 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 30.51 kt | 12,475 kt | 12,444 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) from ch4, Melanesia or South America?
- South America, at 10,542 kt against 37.76 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Melanesia and South America?
- 10,504 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) from ch4?
- 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) from CH4 (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