Melanesia vs Oceania: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Melanesia
109,335 ha
in 2024
Oceania
34.35 million ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Oceania rank
10th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 34.35 million ha against 109,335 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 34.24 million ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 314.2 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Oceania ranks 10th 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 | 151,038 ha | 45.13 million ha | 44.98 million ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 209,804 ha | 54.03 million ha | 53.82 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 207,988 ha | 46.42 million ha | 46.21 million ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 137,265 ha | 34.87 million ha | 34.74 million ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Melanesia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 34.35 million ha against 109,335 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Melanesia and Oceania?
- 34.24 million ha, 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 fires — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Oceania ranks 10th of 22 countries.
- 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.