Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Melanesia
109,335 ha
in 2024
Timor-Leste
3,185 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 109,335 ha against 3,185 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 106,150 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 34.3 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 22 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,038 ha | 5,099 ha | 145,939 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 209,804 ha | 11,695 ha | 198,109 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 207,988 ha | 5,635 ha | 202,353 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 137,265 ha | 2,321 ha | 134,944 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?
- Melanesia, at 109,335 ha against 3,185 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?
- 106,150 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Timor-Leste rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th 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.