Caribbean vs Oceania: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Caribbean
9,528 ha
in 2024
Oceania
11,782 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
15th
Oceania rank
14th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 11,782 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 2,254 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.
Caribbean ranks 15th and Oceania ranks 14th of 31 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,308 ha | 174,675 ha | 163,367 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 11,765 ha | 42,226 ha | 30,460 ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 11,279 ha | 51,974 ha | 40,695 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 12,774 ha | 18,867 ha | 6,093 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Caribbean or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 11,782 ha against 9,528 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Caribbean and Oceania?
- 2,254 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Oceania rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 15th and Oceania ranks 14th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.