Melanesia vs Oceania: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
491,652 t
in 2024
Oceania
18.69 million t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
10th
Oceania rank
12th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 18.69 million t against 491,652 t in Melanesia, a difference of 18.20 million t.
That makes Oceania's figure about 38.0 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 10th and Oceania ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,680 t | 52.53 million t | 52.12 million t | Oceania |
| 2000s | 609,025 t | 42.73 million t | 42.12 million t | Oceania |
| 2010s | 620,715 t | 33.22 million t | 32.60 million t | Oceania |
| 2020s | 476,298 t | 22.73 million t | 22.25 million t | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Melanesia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 18.69 million t against 491,652 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Melanesia and Oceania?
- 18.20 million t, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Oceania rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and Oceania ranks 12th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — 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.