Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Melanesia or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 0.1773 kt against 0.1467 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Melanesia and Viet Nam?

0.0306 kt, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Melanesia vs Viet Nam: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)

Melanesia

0.1467 kt

in 2024

Viet Nam

0.1773 kt

in 2024

Melanesia rank

13th

Viet Nam rank

12th

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

Melanesia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.1773 kt against 0.1467 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 0.0306 kt.

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 13th and Viet Nam ranks 12th 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	0.2032 kt	0.2925 kt	0.0893 kt	Viet Nam
2000s	0.2745 kt	0.4101 kt	0.1355 kt	Viet Nam
2010s	0.2713 kt	0.3499 kt	0.0786 kt	Viet Nam
2020s	0.1813 kt	0.2023 kt	0.021 kt	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Melanesia or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.1773 kt against 0.1467 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Melanesia and Viet Nam?: 0.0306 kt, 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 — emissions?: Melanesia ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.