Ethiopia vs United States of America: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Ethiopia
3,633 ha
in 2024
United States of America
18,203 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
14th
United States of America rank
11th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 18,203 ha against 3,633 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 14,570 ha.
That makes United States of America's figure about 5.0 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th of 219 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,974 ha | 74,015 ha | 51,041 ha | United States of America |
| 2000s | 6,582 ha | 62,084 ha | 55,501 ha | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2,535 ha | 19,714 ha | 17,180 ha | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4,903 ha | 21,472 ha | 16,569 ha | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Ethiopia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 18,203 ha against 3,633 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Ethiopia and United States of America?
- 14,570 ha, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th 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.