Climate Change in Melanesia 82 indicators covering climate change for Melanesia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 4,516 million t 2025 down 0.3% 15th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -2,399 kt 2025 up 57.7% 182nd Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 7.82 1000 ha 2025 down 11.9% 54th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 3,030 kt 2025 down 9.5% 55th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 39,487 1000 ha 2025 down 0.3% 21st Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 630.67 kt 2025 up 127.2% 62nd Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 39,480 1000 ha 2025 down 0.3% 21st Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.13 kt 2024 down 45.7% 45th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1032 kt 2024 down 45.7% 45th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 71,246 ha 2024 down 45.1% 46th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 491,652 t 2024 down 45.7% 45th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 477,907 t 2024 down 23.3% 59th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 8,913 ha 2024 down 23.1% 59th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.1 kt 2024 down 23.3% 59th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1004 kt 2024 down 23.2% 59th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0277 kt 2024 down 44.7% 70th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3036 kt 2024 down 44.7% 70th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 25,499 ha 2024 down 44.8% 70th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 58,172 t 2024 up 5.9% 56th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1,154 ha 2024 up 5.9% 56th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.1338 kt 2024 up 5.9% 56th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0122 kt 2024 up 6.1% 56th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 131,986 t 2024 down 44.7% 70th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 698,656 t 2024 down 63.9% 67th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 109,335 ha 2024 down 64.5% 67th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.61 kt 2024 down 63.9% 67th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1467 kt 2024 down 63.9% 67th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 21,924 kt 2024 up 3.9% 8th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 22,176 kt 2024 up 3.8% 11th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 83,835 ha 2024 down 68.0% 53rd Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 566,670 t 2024 down 66.6% 49th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.91 kt 2024 up 3.2% 18th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 459,259 ha 2024 up 3.8% 14th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 252.2 kt 2024 up 0.2% 49th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0611 kt 2024 up 0.2% 51st Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 8,155 ha 2024 down 0.2% 51st Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.85 kt 2024 up 3.3% 13th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0158 kt 2024 down 90.5% 48th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 451,105 ha 2024 up 3.9% 10th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.1725 kt 2024 down 90.5% 48th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 12,590 ha 2024 down 90.5% 48th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 75,018 t 2024 down 90.5% 48th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 36th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 36th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 7,758 ha 2024 down 26.1% 46th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 61st Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 0 t 2024 — 61st Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 — 47th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 6th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 6th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 47th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 47th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 — 36th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0881 kt 2024 down 26.2% 46th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.9654 kt 2024 down 26.1% 46th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 419,735 t 2024 down 26.1% 46th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 36th Page 1 of 2 Next →