Which has higher grassland — burned area, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?

Melanesia, at 25,499 ha against 855.03 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.

What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?

24,644 ha, 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.

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.

Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Grassland — Burned Area

Melanesia

25,499 ha

in 2024

Timor-Leste

855.03 ha

in 2024

Melanesia rank

13th

Timor-Leste rank

16th

Grassland — Burned Area over time

Melanesia
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 25,499 ha against 855.03 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 24,644 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 29.8 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 13th and Timor-Leste ranks 16th 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	24,589 ha	383.06 ha	24,206 ha	Melanesia
2000s	40,628 ha	1,296 ha	39,332 ha	Melanesia
2010s	41,362 ha	369.81 ha	40,992 ha	Melanesia
2020s	29,432 ha	312.09 ha	29,120 ha	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?: Melanesia, at 25,499 ha against 855.03 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?: 24,644 ha, 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 grassland — burned area?: Melanesia ranks 13th and Timor-Leste ranks 16th 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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Indicator: Grassland — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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