Melanesia vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area
Melanesia
8,913 ha
in 2024
Northern America
1.03 million ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Northern America rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.03 million ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 1.02 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 115.8 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169,240 ha | 835,760 ha | 666,520 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 24,450 ha | 392,943 ha | 368,493 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 28,730 ha | 600,264 ha | 571,533 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 10,896 ha | 1.34 million ha | 1.33 million ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Melanesia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.03 million ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Melanesia and Northern America?
- 1.02 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 12th of 22 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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About this data
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.