Bhutan vs Pakistan: Forest fires — Burned Area
Bhutan
1,929 ha
in 2024
Pakistan
2,596 ha
in 2024
Bhutan rank
65th
Pakistan rank
62nd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Bhutan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2,596 ha against 1,929 ha in Bhutan, a difference of 667 ha.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 65th and Pakistan ranks 62nd of 219 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,985 ha | 498.06 ha | 2,487 ha | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2,831 ha | 543.51 ha | 2,287 ha | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 4,777 ha | 375.53 ha | 4,401 ha | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2,096 ha | 1,412 ha | 683.83 ha | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Bhutan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2,596 ha against 1,929 ha in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Bhutan and Pakistan?
- 667 ha, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Pakistan rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Bhutan ranks 65th and Pakistan ranks 62nd 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.