Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Melanesia
1.61 kt
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.0407 kt
in 2024
Melanesia rank
13th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Melanesia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 1.61 kt against 0.0407 kt in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.57 kt.
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 | 2.23 kt | 0.0761 kt | 2.15 kt | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 3.01 kt | 0.1777 kt | 2.83 kt | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 2.97 kt | 0.084 kt | 2.89 kt | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1.99 kt | 0.0325 kt | 1.95 kt | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?
- Melanesia, at 1.61 kt against 0.0407 kt in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?
- 1.57 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.