Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Melanesia: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
408.27 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
12,590 ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
14th
Melanesia rank
11th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 12,590 ha against 408.27 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 12,182 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 30.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 22 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,048 ha | 64,094 ha | 62,046 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 2,924 ha | 81,261 ha | 78,337 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 3,664 ha | 77,010 ha | 73,347 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 202.04 ha | 39,314 ha | 39,112 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 12,590 ha against 408.27 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
- 12,182 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th and Melanesia ranks 11th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Burned Area. 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.