Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Melanesia: Other forest — Burning crop residues

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
531,886 t
in 2024
Melanesia
58,172 t
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Melanesia rank
13th

Other forest — Burning crop residues over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Melanesia
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How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 531,886 t against 58,172 t in Melanesia, a difference of 473,714 t.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 9.1 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 22 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Melanesia Difference Ahead
1990s 833,242 t 750,189 t 83,053 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 953,926 t 139,831 t 814,096 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 772,637 t 233,984 t 538,654 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 126,092 t 117,858 t 8,234 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Melanesia?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 531,886 t against 58,172 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
473,714 t, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 13th of 22 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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Indicator
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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