Melanesia vs New Caledonia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-44.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Caledonia
-50.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
78th
New Caledonia rank
81st
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports -44.41 % change on previous year against -50.01 % change on previous year in New Caledonia, a difference of 5.6 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 78th and New Caledonia ranks 81st of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.51 % change on previous year | -14.87 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | -30.97 % change on previous year | -71.67 % change on previous year | 40.7 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.9075 % change on previous year | 198.35 % change on previous year | 197.44 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | -53.66 % change on previous year | -75.01 % change on previous year | 21.35 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or New Caledonia?
- Melanesia, at -44.41 % change on previous year against -50.01 % change on previous year in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and New Caledonia?
- 5.6 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and New Caledonia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and New Caledonia rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 78th and New Caledonia ranks 81st 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.