Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
698,656 t
in 2024
Timor-Leste
17,695 t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 698,656 t against 17,695 t in Timor-Leste, a difference of 680,961 t.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 39.5 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 13th 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 | 967,713 t | 33,095 t | 934,619 t | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 1.31 million t | 77,263 t | 1.23 million t | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 1.29 million t | 36,537 t | 1.26 million t | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 863,433 t | 14,119 t | 849,314 t | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?
- Melanesia, at 698,656 t against 17,695 t in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?
- 680,961 t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 13th 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 — 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.