Melanesia vs Sudan (former): Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
419,735 t
in 2024
Sudan (former)
14.87 million t
in 2011
Melanesia rank
11th
Sudan (former) rank
10th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- Sudan (former)
How they compare
Sudan (former) currently reports 14.87 million t against 419,735 t in Melanesia, a difference of 14.45 million t.
That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 35.4 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan (former) ahead.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Sudan (former) ranks 10th of 21 countries.
Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Sudan (former) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.40 million t | 13.49 million t | 5.09 million t | Sudan (former) |
| 2000s | 1.17 million t | 10.84 million t | 9.66 million t | Sudan (former) |
| 2010s | 387,952 t | 11.49 million t | 11.10 million t | Sudan (former) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Melanesia or Sudan (former)?
- Sudan (former), at 14.87 million t against 419,735 t in Melanesia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Melanesia and Sudan (former)?
- 14.45 million t, with Sudan (former) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Sudan (former)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Melanesia and Sudan (former) rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Sudan (former) ranks 10th 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.