Cambodia vs Melanesia: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Cambodia
16.90 million t
in 2024
Melanesia
419,735 t
in 2024
Cambodia rank
8th
Melanesia rank
11th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Cambodia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.90 million t against 419,735 t in Melanesia, a difference of 16.48 million t.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 40.3 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.20 million t | 8.40 million t | 5.80 million t | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 24.95 million t | 1.17 million t | 23.78 million t | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 23.51 million t | 1.30 million t | 22.21 million t | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 15.26 million t | 462,988 t | 14.80 million t | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Cambodia or Melanesia?
- Cambodia, at 16.90 million t against 419,735 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Cambodia and Melanesia?
- 16.48 million t, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Melanesia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.