Ethiopia vs Nicaragua: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3,633 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
2,374 ha
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
14th
Nicaragua rank
15th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3,633 ha against 2,374 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,259 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,974 ha | 743.13 ha | 22,231 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6,582 ha | 949.13 ha | 5,633 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2,535 ha | 485.5 ha | 2,049 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 5,220 ha | 711.11 ha | 4,509 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or Nicaragua?
- Ethiopia, at 3,633 ha against 2,374 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 1,259 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nicaragua rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 219 countries.
- 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.