Melanesia vs Southern Asia: Other forest — Burned Area
Melanesia
1,154 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
382,693 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Southern Asia rank
15th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 382,693 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 381,539 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 331.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 13th and Southern Asia ranks 15th of 22 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,054 ha | 359,679 ha | 345,626 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 2,748 ha | 431,056 ha | 428,308 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 4,643 ha | 766,525 ha | 761,882 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 2,338 ha | 625,200 ha | 622,862 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Melanesia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 382,693 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 381,539 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Southern Asia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and Southern Asia ranks 15th of 22 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.