Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Forest fires — Emissions
Melanesia
0.1004 kt
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.0018 kt
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Timor-Leste rank
14th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Melanesia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 0.1004 kt against 0.0018 kt in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0986 kt.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 55.8 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 | 1.84 kt | 0.0087 kt | 1.83 kt | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.2745 kt | 0.018 kt | 0.2565 kt | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.3228 kt | 0.0103 kt | 0.3125 kt | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.122 kt | 0.0086 kt | 0.1134 kt | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?
- Melanesia, at 0.1004 kt against 0.0018 kt in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0986 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — 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.