Melanesia vs Northern America: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
58,172 t
in 2024
Northern America
45.97 million t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Northern America rank
10th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 45.97 million t against 58,172 t in Melanesia, a difference of 45.92 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 790.3 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 10th of 22 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 750,189 t | 37.35 million t | 36.59 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 139,831 t | 18.74 million t | 18.60 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 233,984 t | 27.90 million t | 27.67 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 117,858 t | 60.81 million t | 60.69 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Melanesia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 45.97 million t against 58,172 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Melanesia and Northern America?
- 45.92 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Northern America rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 10th 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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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.