Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 477,907 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Melanesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 477,907 t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Melanesia peaked at 63.90 million t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 228,237 t, in 2001.
Melanesia ranks 12th of 22 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 — Burning crop residues in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.51 million t | — |
| 1991 | 3.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.94 million t | -44.6% |
| 1997 | 63.90 million t | +3185.8% |
| 1998 | 2.47 million t | -96.1% |
| 1999 | 2.08 million t | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million t | -32.4% |
| 2001 | 228,237 t | -83.8% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million t | +1023.6% |
| 2003 | 905,729 t | -64.7% |
| 2004 | 4.73 million t | +422.0% |
| 2005 | 541,029 t | -88.6% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million t | +165.6% |
| 2007 | 274,392 t | -80.9% |
| 2008 | 393,306 t | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 658,108 t | +67.3% |
| 2010 | 580,201 t | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 281,881 t | -51.4% |
| 2012 | 321,048 t | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 544,048 t | +69.5% |
| 2014 | 622,831 t | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 10.06 million t | +1515.4% |
| 2016 | 386,075 t | -96.2% |
| 2017 | 547,259 t | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million t | +153.3% |
| 2019 | 640,898 t | -53.8% |
| 2020 | 236,268 t | -63.1% |
| 2021 | 380,476 t | +61.0% |
| 2022 | 961,456 t | +152.7% |
| 2023 | 848,126 t | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 477,907 t | -43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.15 million t | 1.94 million t | 63.90 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million t | 228,237 t | 4.73 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million t | 281,881 t | 10.06 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,847 t | 236,268 t | 961,456 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 9 Canada 30.48 million t compare
- 10 Mexico 28.74 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 4.02 million t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 11 India 27.08 million t compare
- 12 Cambodia 24.88 million t compare
- 13 Nepal 19.50 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 138,606 t compare
- 14 Thailand 19.11 million t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 8,619 t compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 15 South Sudan 15.63 million t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 15 Micronesia 0 t
- 15 Polynesia 0 t compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.12 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Melanesia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Melanesia was 477,907 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.90 million t in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,237 t in 2001.
- How does Melanesia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.