Australia vs Melanesia: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Australia
6.13 million t
in 2024
Melanesia
58,172 t
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Melanesia rank
13th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.13 million t against 58,172 t in Melanesia, a difference of 6.08 million t.
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 | 30.26 million t | 750,189 t | 29.51 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.79 million t | 139,831 t | 23.65 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 27.74 million t | 233,984 t | 27.50 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.90 million t | 117,858 t | 21.79 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Australia or Melanesia?
- Australia, at 6.13 million t against 58,172 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Australia and Melanesia?
- 6.08 million t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.