Melanesia vs Southern Asia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Melanesia
8,913 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
928,049 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Southern Asia rank
13th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 928,049 ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 919,136 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 104.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 22 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169,240 ha | 592,914 ha | 423,674 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 24,450 ha | 713,974 ha | 689,523 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 28,730 ha | 1.18 million ha | 1.15 million ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 10,896 ha | 995,483 ha | 984,587 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Melanesia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 928,049 ha against 8,913 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 919,136 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Southern Asia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 13th 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.