Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Melanesia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Lao People's Democratic Republic
-46.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
-44.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
79th
Melanesia rank
78th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports -44.41 % change on previous year against -46.44 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Melanesia ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th and Melanesia ranks 78th of 184 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.55 % change on previous year | -19.51 % change on previous year | 25.06 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 45.68 % change on previous year | 38.49 % change on previous year | 7.19 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 37.05 % change on previous year | 8.75 % change on previous year | 28.29 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 163.99 % change on previous year | 19.19 % change on previous year | 144.8 % change on previous year | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at -44.41 % change on previous year against -46.44 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Melanesia?
- 2.03 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Melanesia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Melanesia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th and Melanesia ranks 78th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.