Melanesia vs Türkiye: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Melanesia
109,335 ha
in 2024
Türkiye
56,239 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Türkiye rank
14th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 109,335 ha against 56,239 ha in Türkiye, a difference of 53,096 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.9 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 14th of 22 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,038 ha | 105,566 ha | 45,472 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 209,804 ha | 39,000 ha | 170,805 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 207,988 ha | 45,891 ha | 162,097 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 137,265 ha | 58,934 ha | 78,331 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Melanesia or Türkiye?
- Melanesia, at 109,335 ha against 56,239 ha in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 53,096 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Türkiye rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 14th 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.