Caribbean vs India: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area
Caribbean
0 ha
in 2024
India
1,156 ha
in 2024
Caribbean rank
27th
India rank
30th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Caribbean
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1,156 ha against 0 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 1,156 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Caribbean ranks 27th and India ranks 30th of 31 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,084 ha | 4,784 ha | 3,700 ha | India |
| 2000s | 274.55 ha | 1,246 ha | 971.03 ha | India |
| 2010s | 17.13 ha | 706.76 ha | 689.63 ha | India |
| 2020s | 8.56 ha | 1,461 ha | 1,453 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, Caribbean or India?
- India, at 1,156 ha against 0 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area between Caribbean and India?
- 1,156 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and India rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 27th and India ranks 30th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.