Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -44.41 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia is -44.41 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 303.1% on the previous year and down 414.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 421.02 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -96.19 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Melanesia ranks 78th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -44.65 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | -96.14 % change on previous year | +115.3% |
| 1999 | -15.31 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2000 | -32.57 % change on previous year | +112.7% |
| 2001 | -83.51 % change on previous year | +156.4% |
| 2003 | -65.09 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 421.02 % change on previous year | -746.8% |
| 2005 | -88.51 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2006 | 164.73 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 2007 | -80.84 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 2008 | 43.51 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2009 | 67.7 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
| 2010 | -12.03 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 2011 | -51.58 % change on previous year | +328.6% |
| 2012 | 15.11 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2013 | 68.43 % change on previous year | +352.9% |
| 2014 | 14.13 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2016 | -96.19 % change on previous year | -780.9% |
| 2017 | 42 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 2018 | 152.6 % change on previous year | +263.4% |
| 2019 | -53.69 % change on previous year | -135.2% |
| 2020 | -62.91 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 60.38 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 2022 | 153.92 % change on previous year | +154.9% |
| 2023 | -11.02 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2024 | -44.41 % change on previous year | +303.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.51 % change on previous year | -96.14 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.49 % change on previous year | -88.51 % change on previous year | 421.02 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.75 % change on previous year | -96.19 % change on previous year | 152.6 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.19 % change on previous year | -62.91 % change on previous year | 153.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 75 Panama -35.71 % change on previous year compare
- 76 United Republic of Tanzania -36.35 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea -43 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic -46.44 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Albania -50 % change on previous year compare
- 81 New Caledonia -50.01 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia was -44.41 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 421.02 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.19 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Melanesia rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 414.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.