Melanesia vs Türkiye: Grassland — Burned Area
Melanesia
25,499 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
41,374 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Türkiye rank
11th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 41,374 ha against 25,499 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 15,875 ha.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Türkiye ahead.
Melanesia ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 22 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,589 ha | 65,986 ha | 41,397 ha | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 40,628 ha | 34,576 ha | 6,052 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 41,362 ha | 43,724 ha | 2,362 ha | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 29,432 ha | 38,077 ha | 8,645 ha | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Melanesia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 41,374 ha against 25,499 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 15,875 ha, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Türkiye rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 11th 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.