Australia vs Melanesia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Australia
-52.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
-60.18 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
118th
Melanesia rank
120th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports -52.02 % change on previous year against -60.18 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 8.16 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Melanesia ahead.
Australia ranks 118th and Melanesia ranks 120th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.07 % change on previous year | 28.37 % change on previous year | 23.31 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 10.17 % change on previous year | 43.87 % change on previous year | 33.7 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 34.85 % change on previous year | 27 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.93 % change on previous year | 13.61 % change on previous year | 13.31 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Australia or Melanesia?
- Australia, at -52.02 % change on previous year against -60.18 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Australia and Melanesia?
- 8.16 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Melanesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Melanesia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 118th and Melanesia ranks 120th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.