Melanesia vs Peru: Forest fires — Emissions
Melanesia
0.1004 kt
in 2024
Peru
1.27 kt
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Peru rank
25th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Melanesia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.27 kt against 0.1004 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 1.17 kt.
That makes Peru's figure about 12.7 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Peru ranks 25th of 22 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 kt | 0.2316 kt | 1.6 kt | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.2745 kt | 0.3168 kt | 0.0423 kt | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.3228 kt | 0.2525 kt | 0.0703 kt | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.122 kt | 0.4747 kt | 0.3528 kt | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Melanesia or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.27 kt against 0.1004 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Melanesia and Peru?
- 1.17 kt, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Peru rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Peru ranks 25th of 22 regions.
- 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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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.