Somalia vs South America: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area)
Somalia
120.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
South America
-43.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia rank
18th
South America rank
18th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) over time
- Somalia
- South America
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 120.02 % change on previous year against -43.01 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 163.03 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.8 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South America ahead.
Somalia ranks 18th and South America ranks 18th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and South America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.67 % change on previous year | 21.58 % change on previous year | 23.09 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | -41.6 % change on previous year | -25.89 % change on previous year | 15.72 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2010s | -36.71 % change on previous year | -5.73 % change on previous year | 30.98 % change on previous year | South America |
| 2020s | 212.95 % change on previous year | -5.04 % change on previous year | 218 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate, Somalia or South America?
- Somalia, at 120.02 % change on previous year against -43.01 % change on previous year in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between Somalia and South America?
- 163.03 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South America rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 18th and South America ranks 18th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.