Melanesia vs Viet Nam: Grassland — Burned Area
Melanesia
25,499 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
27,541 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
12th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 27,541 ha against 25,499 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 2,042 ha.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,589 ha | 12,870 ha | 11,720 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 40,628 ha | 12,864 ha | 27,764 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 41,362 ha | 23,161 ha | 18,201 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 29,432 ha | 22,059 ha | 7,372 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Melanesia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 27,541 ha against 25,499 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Melanesia and Viet Nam?
- 2,042 ha, 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 grassland — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 12th 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.