Melanesia vs Panama: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-44.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Panama
-35.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
78th
Panama rank
75th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports -35.71 % change on previous year against -44.41 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 8.7 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Panama ahead.
Melanesia ranks 78th and Panama ranks 75th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.51 % change on previous year | -5.35 % change on previous year | 14.16 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 51.44 % change on previous year | 46.62 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 16.76 % change on previous year | -51.97 % change on previous year | 68.73 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -14.49 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year | 11.65 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Panama?
- Panama, at -35.71 % change on previous year against -44.41 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Panama?
- 8.7 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Panama rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 78th and Panama ranks 75th 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.