Africa vs OECD: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Africa
357,882 ha
in 2024
OECD
330,833 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 357,882 ha against 330,833 ha in OECD, a difference of 27,049 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.
Africa ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and OECD in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million ha | 880,262 ha | 313,426 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.02 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 505,248 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 736,177 ha | 1.15 million ha | 411,704 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 481,912 ha | 695,318 ha | 213,406 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Africa or OECD?
- Africa, at 357,882 ha against 330,833 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Africa and OECD?
- 27,049 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Africa ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed 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.