Melanesia vs Western Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 7,860 kt against 95.14 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 7,765 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 82.6 times Melanesia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 22 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.85 kt | 11,412 kt | 11,358 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 72.75 kt | 11,621 kt | 11,549 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 71.89 kt | 9,088 kt | 9,016 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 50.35 kt | 8,479 kt | 8,428 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 7,860 kt against 95.14 kt in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 7,765 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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 Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf