Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?

Melanesia, at 8,913 ha against 171.01 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?

8,742 ha, with Melanesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Timor-Leste?

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.

Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Forest fires — Burned Area

Melanesia

8,913 ha

in 2024

Timor-Leste

171.01 ha

in 2024

Melanesia rank

12th

Timor-Leste rank

14th

Forest fires — Burned Area over time

Melanesia
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 8,913 ha against 171.01 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 8,742 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 52.1 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 14th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1990s	169,240 ha	798.44 ha	168,441 ha	Melanesia
2000s	24,450 ha	1,631 ha	22,819 ha	Melanesia
2010s	28,730 ha	942.72 ha	27,788 ha	Melanesia
2020s	10,896 ha	782.39 ha	10,114 ha	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?: Melanesia, at 8,913 ha against 171.01 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?: 8,742 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Timor-Leste?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Melanesia and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest fires — burned area?: Melanesia ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 14th 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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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.