Melanesia vs Oceania: Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4)
Melanesia
0.9654 kt
in 2024
Oceania
1.47 kt
in 2024
Melanesia rank
11th
Oceania rank
14th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Melanesia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 1.47 kt against 0.9654 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 0.5046 kt.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Oceania ranks 14th of 21 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.68 kt | 59.2 kt | 4.52 kt | Oceania |
| 2000s | 3.24 kt | 6.04 kt | 2.79 kt | Oceania |
| 2010s | 3 kt | 6.47 kt | 3.47 kt | Oceania |
| 2020s | 1.06 kt | 2.35 kt | 1.28 kt | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — emissions, Melanesia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 1.47 kt against 0.9654 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — emissions between Melanesia and Oceania?
- 0.5046 kt, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Oceania rank globally for humid tropical forest — emissions?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Oceania ranks 14th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4). 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.