Bahamas vs Ecuador: Forest fires — Burned Area
Bahamas
4,241 ha
in 2024
Ecuador
6,924 ha
in 2024
Bahamas rank
58th
Ecuador rank
55th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Bahamas
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6,924 ha against 4,241 ha in Bahamas, a difference of 2,683 ha.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.6 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 58th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 219 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,351 ha | 1,380 ha | 4,971 ha | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 4,998 ha | 1,229 ha | 3,769 ha | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5,906 ha | 1,859 ha | 4,047 ha | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 2,905 ha | 2,748 ha | 156.48 ha | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Bahamas or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 6,924 ha against 4,241 ha in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Bahamas and Ecuador?
- 2,683 ha, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Ecuador rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Bahamas ranks 58th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 219 countries.
- 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.