Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Melanesia?

Melanesia, at 0.1004 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?

0.1004 kt, with Melanesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Melanesia: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0 kt

in 2024

Melanesia

0.1004 kt

in 2024

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

15th

Melanesia rank

12th

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Melanesia

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 0.1004 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.1004 kt.

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

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0227 kt	1.84 kt	1.81 kt	Melanesia
2000s	0.0019 kt	0.2745 kt	0.2726 kt	Melanesia
2010s	0.0149 kt	0.3228 kt	0.3079 kt	Melanesia
2020s	0.0091 kt	0.122 kt	0.1129 kt	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Melanesia?: Melanesia, at 0.1004 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?: 0.1004 kt, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
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.