Melanesia vs OECD: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
491,652 t
in 2024
OECD
29.36 million t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
10th
OECD rank
8th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 29.36 million t against 491,652 t in Melanesia, a difference of 28.86 million t.
That makes OECD's figure about 59.7 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 10th and OECD ranks 8th of 22 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,680 t | 56.33 million t | 55.92 million t | OECD |
| 2000s | 609,025 t | 48.68 million t | 48.07 million t | OECD |
| 2010s | 620,715 t | 39.82 million t | 39.20 million t | OECD |
| 2020s | 476,298 t | 32.26 million t | 31.78 million t | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Melanesia or OECD?
- OECD, at 29.36 million t against 491,652 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Melanesia and OECD?
- 28.86 million t, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and OECD rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and OECD ranks 8th 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.