Americas vs Melanesia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Americas
178,094 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
0 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Melanesia rank
8th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 178,094 ha against 0 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 178,094 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 million ha | 912.27 ha | 1.32 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 776,536 ha | 79.17 ha | 776,457 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 382,280 ha | 0 ha | 382,280 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 322,897 ha | 0 ha | 322,897 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 178,094 ha against 0 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Melanesia?
- 178,094 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.