Africa vs Central African Republic: Forest fires — Burned Area
Africa
14.56 million ha
in 2024
Central African Republic
2.42 million ha
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Africa
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Africa currently reports 14.56 million ha against 2.42 million ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 12.15 million ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.0 times Central African Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.44 million ha | 1.85 million ha | 12.59 million ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 18.16 million ha | 3.04 million ha | 15.13 million ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 21.93 million ha | 3.33 million ha | 18.59 million ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 16.36 million ha | 2.92 million ha | 13.44 million ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Africa or Central African Republic?
- Africa, at 14.56 million ha against 2.42 million ha in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Africa and Central African Republic?
- 12.15 million ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Central African Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Central African Republic rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.