Australia and New Zealand vs Melanesia: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
122,337 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
1,154 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
14th
Melanesia rank
13th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Melanesia
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 122,337 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 121,183 ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 106.0 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 219 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 586,149 ha | 14,054 ha | 572,095 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 471,617 ha | 2,748 ha | 468,869 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 550,642 ha | 4,643 ha | 545,999 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 435,034 ha | 2,338 ha | 432,696 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or Melanesia?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 122,337 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia?
- 121,183 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.