Americas vs Melanesia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Americas
40.27 million ha
in 2024
Melanesia
109,335 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Melanesia rank
12th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 40.27 million ha against 109,335 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 40.16 million ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 368.3 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.08 million ha | 151,038 ha | 27.92 million ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 32.81 million ha | 209,804 ha | 32.60 million ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 31.90 million ha | 207,988 ha | 31.69 million ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 34.69 million ha | 137,265 ha | 34.55 million ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 40.27 million ha against 109,335 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Americas and Melanesia?
- 40.16 million ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Americas ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.