Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cambodia or Melanesia?

Cambodia, at 470,662 ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cambodia and Melanesia?

461,749 ha, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Melanesia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Melanesia: Forest fires — Burned Area

Cambodia

470,662 ha

in 2024

Melanesia

8,913 ha

in 2024

Cambodia rank

12th

Melanesia rank

12th

Forest fires — Burned Area over time

Cambodia
Melanesia

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 470,662 ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 461,749 ha.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 52.8 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 219 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	512,537 ha	169,240 ha	343,298 ha	Cambodia
2000s	944,579 ha	24,450 ha	920,129 ha	Cambodia
2010s	817,316 ha	28,730 ha	788,586 ha	Cambodia
2020s	440,718 ha	10,896 ha	429,822 ha	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cambodia or Melanesia?: Cambodia, at 470,662 ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cambodia and Melanesia?: 461,749 ha, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Melanesia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?: Cambodia ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.