Melanesia vs Timor-Leste: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Melanesia
75,018 t
in 2024
Timor-Leste
2,693 t
in 2024
Melanesia rank
11th
Timor-Leste rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Melanesia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 75,018 t against 2,693 t in Timor-Leste, a difference of 72,325 t.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 27.9 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 13th 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 | 377,714 t | 9,422 t | 368,292 t | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 484,803 t | 11,340 t | 473,463 t | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 458,518 t | 8,000 t | 450,518 t | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 234,570 t | 3,268 t | 231,302 t | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Melanesia or Timor-Leste?
- Melanesia, at 75,018 t against 2,693 t in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Melanesia and Timor-Leste?
- 72,325 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 woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 13th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.