Melanesia vs Viet Nam: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Melanesia
109,335 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
131,183 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
11th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Melanesia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 131,183 ha against 109,335 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 21,848 ha.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Melanesia ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 22 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,038 ha | 218,377 ha | 67,339 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 209,804 ha | 298,900 ha | 89,096 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 207,988 ha | 255,056 ha | 47,069 ha | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 137,265 ha | 147,330 ha | 10,064 ha | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Melanesia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 131,183 ha against 109,335 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Melanesia and Viet Nam?
- 21,848 ha, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Viet Nam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Viet Nam rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Melanesia ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 11th 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.