Americas vs Melanesia: Grassland — Burned Area
Americas
14.33 million ha
in 2024
Melanesia
25,499 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Melanesia rank
13th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 14.33 million ha against 25,499 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 14.30 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 562.0 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.70 million ha | 24,589 ha | 7.67 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 10.72 million ha | 40,628 ha | 10.68 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 11.04 million ha | 41,362 ha | 11.00 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 11.84 million ha | 29,432 ha | 11.81 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 14.33 million ha against 25,499 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Americas and Melanesia?
- 14.30 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. 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.