Americas vs Suriname: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Americas
98.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
671.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Suriname rank
5th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 671.24 % change on previous year against 98.79 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 572.45 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 6.8 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.
Americas ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 % change on previous year | 15.59 % change on previous year | 10.85 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2000s | 3.98 % change on previous year | 51.49 % change on previous year | 47.51 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2010s | 45.61 % change on previous year | 53.47 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2020s | 18.97 % change on previous year | 130.48 % change on previous year | 111.51 % change on previous year | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Americas or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 671.24 % change on previous year against 98.79 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Americas and Suriname?
- 572.45 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Suriname?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Suriname rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Suriname ranks 5th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — 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 Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.