Melanesia vs Northern Africa: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
698,656 t
in 2024
Northern Africa
28.54 million t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Northern Africa rank
16th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 28.54 million t against 698,656 t in Melanesia, a difference of 27.84 million t.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 40.8 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 13th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 22 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 967,713 t | 212.44 million t | 211.47 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 1.31 million t | 208.90 million t | 207.60 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 1.29 million t | 58.56 million t | 57.26 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 863,433 t | 28.02 million t | 27.16 million t | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Melanesia or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 28.54 million t against 698,656 t in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Melanesia and Northern Africa?
- 27.84 million t, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Northern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Northern Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 13th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.