Melanesia vs OECD: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
419,735 t
in 2024
OECD
9.70 million t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
11th
OECD rank
13th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 9.70 million t against 419,735 t in Melanesia, a difference of 9.28 million t.
That makes OECD's figure about 23.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.
Melanesia ranks 11th and OECD ranks 13th of 21 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.40 million t | 9.89 million t | 1.49 million t | OECD |
| 2000s | 1.17 million t | 8.86 million t | 7.69 million t | OECD |
| 2010s | 1.30 million t | 6.05 million t | 4.74 million t | OECD |
| 2020s | 462,988 t | 5.46 million t | 5.00 million t | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Melanesia or OECD?
- OECD, at 9.70 million t against 419,735 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Melanesia and OECD?
- 9.28 million t, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and OECD rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and OECD ranks 13th of 21 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.