Melanesia vs Türkiye: Other forest — Burned Area
Melanesia
1,154 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
2,750 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Türkiye rank
12th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2,750 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 1,596 ha.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.4 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,054 ha | 1,800 ha | 12,253 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 2,748 ha | 1,173 ha | 1,575 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 4,643 ha | 1,087 ha | 3,556 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 2,338 ha | 7,104 ha | 4,766 ha | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Melanesia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2,750 ha against 1,154 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 1,596 ha, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Türkiye rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th 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.
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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.