Central America vs Suriname: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Central America
76.04 % change on previous year
in 2024
Suriname
671.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Central America rank
4th
Suriname rank
5th
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Central America
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 671.24 % change on previous year against 76.04 % change on previous year in Central America, a difference of 595.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 8.8 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.
Central America ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.67 % change on previous year | 15.59 % change on previous year | 11.08 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2000s | 83 % change on previous year | 51.49 % change on previous year | 31.51 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2010s | 38.18 % change on previous year | 53.47 % change on previous year | 15.29 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2020s | 7.86 % change on previous year | 130.48 % change on previous year | 122.62 % 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, Central America or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 671.24 % change on previous year against 76.04 % change on previous year in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Central America and Suriname?
- 595.2 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Suriname?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Suriname rank globally for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 4th 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.