Melanesia vs Türkiye: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Melanesia
83,835 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
12,889 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
11th
Türkiye rank
12th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 83,835 ha against 12,889 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 70,946 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 6.5 times Türkiye's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124,004 ha | 7,626 ha | 116,378 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 168,964 ha | 2,634 ha | 166,330 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 166,577 ha | 1,542 ha | 165,034 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 107,825 ha | 19,672 ha | 88,153 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Melanesia or Türkiye?
- Melanesia, at 83,835 ha against 12,889 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 70,946 ha, with Melanesia 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.