Melanesia vs Viet Nam: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Melanesia
7,758 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
28,063 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
10th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 28,063 ha against 7,758 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 20,305 ha.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 21 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,185 ha | 29,336 ha | 125,850 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 21,702 ha | 43,556 ha | 21,854 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 24,088 ha | 35,328 ha | 11,241 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 8,558 ha | 21,037 ha | 12,479 ha | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Melanesia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 28,063 ha against 7,758 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Melanesia and Viet Nam?
- 20,305 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 humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 21 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.