Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Melanesia: Grassland — Burned Area
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
881.25 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
25,499 ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
15th
Melanesia rank
13th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 25,499 ha against 881.25 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 24,618 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 28.9 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 22 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,473 ha | 24,589 ha | 23,116 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 2,584 ha | 40,628 ha | 38,044 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 3,080 ha | 41,362 ha | 38,282 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 408.35 ha | 29,432 ha | 29,024 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 25,499 ha against 881.25 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
- 24,618 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 22 countries.
- 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.