Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia

Melanesia: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 491,652 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
491,652 t
Change on year
down 29.7%
World rank
10th
of 22 countries
All-time high
1.30 million t
in 2004
All-time low
117,697 t
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 536.7k t1991: 536.7k t1992: 536.7k t1993: 536.7k t1994: 536.7k t1995: 536.7k t1996: 120.0k t1997: 515.8k t1998: 117.7k t1999: 132.8k t2000: 131.7k t2001: 150.6k t2002: 712.0k t2003: 868.9k t2004: 1.3M t2005: 536.3k t2006: 993.9k t2007: 359.2k t2008: 530.8k t2009: 511.4k t2010: 762.6k t2011: 395.2k t2012: 408.1k t2013: 532.3k t2014: 905.4k t2015: 1.1M t2016: 349.7k t2017: 497.5k t2018: 722.7k t2019: 528.0k t2020: 321.7k t2021: 403.8k t2022: 465.0k t2023: 699.4k t2024: 491.7k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia is 491,652 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia peaked at 1.30 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 117,697 t, in 1998.

Melanesia ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 536,734 t
1991 536,734 t +0.0%
1992 536,734 t +0.0%
1993 536,734 t +0.0%
1994 536,734 t +0.0%
1995 536,734 t +0.0%
1996 120,050 t -77.6%
1997 515,813 t +329.7%
1998 117,697 t -77.2%
1999 132,839 t +12.9%
2000 131,733 t -0.8%
2001 150,592 t +14.3%
2002 712,046 t +372.8%
2003 868,947 t +22.0%
2004 1.30 million t +49.1%
2005 536,271 t -58.6%
2006 993,868 t +85.3%
2007 359,191 t -63.9%
2008 530,809 t +47.8%
2009 511,405 t -3.7%
2010 762,560 t +49.1%
2011 395,158 t -48.2%
2012 408,112 t +3.3%
2013 532,324 t +30.4%
2014 905,433 t +70.1%
2015 1.11 million t +22.1%
2016 349,746 t -68.4%
2017 497,454 t +42.2%
2018 722,655 t +45.3%
2019 527,969 t -26.9%
2020 321,654 t -39.1%
2021 403,786 t +25.5%
2022 465,019 t +15.2%
2023 699,378 t +50.4%
2024 491,652 t -29.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 410,680 t 117,697 t 536,734 t 10
2000s 609,025 t 131,733 t 1.30 million t 10
2010s 620,715 t 349,746 t 1.11 million t 10
2020s 476,298 t 321,654 t 699,378 t 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 7 Brazil 64.62 million t compare
  2. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.61 million t compare
  3. 8 OECD 29.36 million t compare
  4. 9 Guinea 18.89 million t compare
  5. 9 Viet Nam 569,423 t compare
  6. 10 Australia and New Zealand 18.20 million t compare
  7. 11 Australia 18.20 million t compare
  8. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 382,874 t compare
  9. 12 Ethiopia 16.17 million t compare
  10. 12 Türkiye 39,986 t compare
  11. 13 Congo 11.32 million t compare
  12. 13 Timor-Leste 11,308 t compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for Melanesia

All data for Melanesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia?
Savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia was 491,652 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 million t in 2004.
What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 117,697 t in 1998.
How does Melanesia rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
Melanesia ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/melanesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/melanesia/">Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
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

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.