Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Melanesia or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 0.8436 kt against 0.1004 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Melanesia and Viet Nam?

0.7432 kt, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Viet Nam?

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.

Melanesia vs Viet Nam: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)

Melanesia

0.1004 kt

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.8436 kt

in 2024

Melanesia rank

12th

Viet Nam rank

10th

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

Melanesia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.8436 kt against 0.1004 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 0.7432 kt.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 8.4 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Melanesia ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.84 kt	1.03 kt	0.8068 kt	Melanesia
2000s	0.2745 kt	1.59 kt	1.32 kt	Viet Nam
2010s	0.3228 kt	1.14 kt	0.8196 kt	Viet Nam
2020s	0.122 kt	0.8323 kt	0.7104 kt	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Melanesia or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.8436 kt against 0.1004 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Melanesia and Viet Nam?: 0.7432 kt, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Viet Nam?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Melanesia and Viet Nam rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Melanesia ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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.