Australia vs Melanesia: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia
121,693 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
1,154 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Melanesia rank
13th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 121,693 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 120,539 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 105.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 14,054 ha | 571,900 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 2,748 ha | 468,621 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 4,643 ha | 545,732 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 2,338 ha | 432,270 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or Melanesia?
- Australia, at 121,693 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and Melanesia?
- 120,539 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Melanesia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th 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.
Individual pages
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.